My mission in life is to assist women in social and political empowerment through business and education.

Leadership is about falling in love with the people you serve and the people falling in love with you.

It is only when a woman is economically empowered that she can negotiate at household level with her husband about the number of children that body of hers can have.

My father made sure I was treated equally with my brothers.

When I took over, the economy had almost collapsed. I told Malawians we needed to pass through difficult times. Two days ago I even cut my own salary by 30% to show we are making sacrifices.

My dear husband, Richard, has been the driving force behind my success and rise to whatever level I am now. My story and legacy is incomplete without his mention.

I have always said that I want Malawi to attain growth that should not just be seen in GDP, but in the growth of opportunities for all, protection for all, and equality for all.

I will forever be thankful to the Malawians and international community, and my professional army and army general, who said: 'No, we will follow the constitution.' That's why I'm here.

Self-publishing a shitty book doesn't make you an author any more than singing in the shower makes you a rockstar or squeezing your pimple makes you a dermatologist.

You must not hate those who do harmful things. The compassionate thing is to do what you can to stop them--for they are harming themselves as well as those who suffer from their actions.

The contortions of the gargoyles were the only therapy we had.

Not to know of what things one should demand demonstration, and of what one should not, argues want of education.

You would make a very ugly woman" "I would not. I would be stunning

Writing is a deeper sleep than death. Just as one wouldn't pull a corpse from its grave, I can't be dragged from my desk at night.

I'm a Jewish kid who grew up loving hip hop in NY.

Is that growing old? Or is it something worse?

I'm a glutton for coffee Heath Bar crunch ice cream.

You have to simplify - there is no other way to reach a mass audience. And you have to feed them evidence of their own success to keep them motivated.