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Changing what you don't like about yourself can be empowering, and that's not a bad thing. Feeling secure enough to own what is weak and missing from either your body, mind or spirit and to commit to action to change it is a good thing. ”
I have worked enough and I am happy to be touring the country speaking about living with MS to give people inspiration and motivation to help themselves. ”
I said I wanted to be the best in the world. I thought if I could make it, I would be able to change my future, to change my destiny. I would push myself to the limits. I would do 70 laps and barely eat. ”
I am the product of living in dictatorships. And someone who's lived in dictatorships and not being allowed to be themselves, it cherishes the ability to be yourself and to have feelings and to speak them when asked. And I am that person. ”
I just have to focus on what I can do and keep making a living and keeping my name up there as the best pound-for-pound fighter. ”
I can't stand a naked light bulb, any more than I can a rude remark or a vulgar action. ”
Most of what I've learnt is too personal or controversial to share, but nevertheless, experiences have helped me understand things better and have been necessary for what my journey in future will be. ”
On many days my primary artistic struggle is, in fact, photography because it is harder to do good work with that. I see myself as an observer of the world who has a strong drive to testify, which I can do because I have the privilege of living in New York with enough food to eat and shelter. ”
The 2000 Durban conference prompted action, and since then, great strides have been made in global health and the fight against HIV/AIDS. ”
When we tell girls that we expect them to pursue education and excel in education, we are changing the narrative and are opening the door to the leaders of our future. ”