I come from Somalia. We start working young, and we understand that kind of life. I would be bored to death not doing anything creative..

Make sure your decision to have a child is based on the need to share your life completely with another little human being and not because of some pe….

The one thing you learn as you get older is that the body will do what the body wants. All you can do is try to guide it a little..

My father taught me how to be a parent and gave me a positive connection with men because he is a gentleman..

We grew up as poor people but we never knew poverty. I still love and miss the Somalia I grew up in. Things changed, when my father became a diplomat….

My worst year. The only thing that I know for a fact now is that if it's really a bad day, then I draw the curtains, and I lay in bed. There is no wa….

There is strength in numbers..

The one thing I know for a fact - some days are bad, some days are okay, and I'll go with it. If it's bad, I stay in and ride the wave and somehow, G….

People might want to think, "We don't need it," but you know, we can't stop it. It's a movement, which means that it's moving, whether you like it or….

Every generation and every group brings the door into other things..

There's a lot that I haven't put up there since my husband passed away because then it would be grief everyday. I have to fight within myself at time….

If I say something about David [Bowie], I get 1000 tweets, if I say something about my business just a few! The more personal, the better..

If I feel frustrated in a situation, I take a deep breath and walk away..

If you are an activist, you have to stay active on a daily basis..

A self-esteem issue doesn't change whether you're considered beautiful or not because it's about what's inside you..

The one thing my mother instilled in me, well both my parents but specifically my mother - I come from a Muslim country where boys were more wanted t….

There is no age better than another..

The relationship I have with Bethann [Hardison], it's so unique. It's based on trust. But most importantly, Bethann is the one who will call on me if….

I believe in glamour. I am in favor of a little vanity. I don't rely on just my genes. Looking good is a commitment to yourself and to others..

One thing my mother always instilled in me is to always know my worth. Don't settle for less. She used to say to me 'Iman, no is a complete sentence,….

I think it came out of the fact that I'm a very personal person who lives a very public life. It's the only thing that I thought people would want to….