I was afraid to come back to work. All I think about is my kids. Imagine if something happens to me, who's going to take care of them?

I can't raise my kids in this type of place.

Police are trying to help. They're doing what they have to do. But this is not going to stop.

There's more of a necessity to work with minorities, period.

It's the same with all women who work. Every woman has too much to do -- that's common in all parts of the world. She was the daughter of a man (piano teacher Friedrich Wieck) full of strength.

When I was a kid, I thought I had my life figured out. I knew where I was going. I was sure of whom I was and what I was. I was wrong. See, life is a journey of twist and turns that mold who we are; however, it is not the twist and turns which mold us, but rather, how we take and handle the twist and turns thrown at us. It was not until life threw me flat on my face that I truly discovered who I am and what I am. I am a perpetual work-in-progress. And you know what? I am quite all right with that.