Investing in women's lives is an investment in sustainable development, in human rights, in future generations - and consequently in our own long-term national interests.

We should work to guarantee that there is a midwife or health worker by every woman's side during childbirth.

One thing modeling taught me is that the spotlight can change everything.

Midwives and doctors play a crucial role preventing unnecessary maternal deaths. They educate women about nutrition, health and family planning. And they step in when complications arise.

If you don't have a dream in life, I don't know what you have. You have to want something beyond your reach; it's exciting when it works out.

In a hundred years, how do you want the world to be? Everybody should get together to make the world a better place.

I don't listen to people who say my dreams are impossible; I just work to prove them wrong.

Helping others isn't a chore; it is one of the greatest gifts there is.

There's a saying in Africa: To find out you are pregnant is to have one foot in the grave.

I'm a mom. I'm from Ethiopia. I gave birth in the U.S. and had all the proper care available to me. If I had given birth in Ethiopia - I don't know if I might have even survived it.

Prenatal care is one of the most effective ways to reduce maternal mortality because it identifies complications or high risks before emergency situations.

We must live with our hearts in our hands - like Mary.We must hold the blood-red heart and no be disappointedwhen others look away.

The Bible is to your soul what bread is to your body. You need it daily. One good meal does not suffice for a lifetime.

I'm beginning to think of hope as a dangerous, terrifying thing.

It's an hour during the week where you can just slow down.

Everybody is jumping up and down back in Russia. Probably lots of vodka, too.

There are plenty of studies that have shown that depression is associated with decreased immunity. So I want to harness all of the positive emotional energy I can in a patient to get better.

Revolution is something that actually starts in individual hearts.

Sweet cream on an ice cream sandwich!

The year is made up of minutes. Let these be watched as having been dedicated to God. It is in the sanctification of the small that hallowing of the large is secure.

Interview with a Vampire' made vampires sexy.