"Feminism is a word that I identify with. The term has become synonymous with vitriolic man-hating but it needs to come back to a place where both men and women can embrace it. It is particularly important for women in developing countries."

"Although I have lived in London, I have never really considered London my home because it was always going to be a stopping-off point for me, and it has been too."

"The future hasn't happened yet and the past is gone. So I think the only moment we have is right here and now, and I try to make the best of those moments, the moments that I'm in."

"Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world."

"It is a subtle truth that to question with sincerity is the first step toward dismantling dogma — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Wisdom principle 67 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 22."

"Wisdom principle 29 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 90."

"To know when to speak and when to listen is the hallmark of genuine discernment. Such is the immutable nature of understanding — an essential principle for the reflective life."