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" I have different hats; I'm a mother, I'm a woman, I'm a human being, I'm an artist and hopefully I'm an advocate. All of those plates are things I spin all the time. "

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" We all fight over what the label 'feminism' means but for me it's about empowerment. It's not about being more powerful than men - it's about having equal rights with protection, support, justice. It's about very basic things. It's not a badge like a fashion item. "

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" I enjoy multi-tasking, so I want to do a lot of different things. I want to keep all the plates spinning. "

" When you're that successful, things have a momentum, and at a certain point you can't really tell whether you have created the momentum or it's creating you. "

" Humankind seems to have an enormous capacity for savagery, for brutality, for lack of empathy, for lack of compassion. "

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" Nelson Mandela is awe inspiring - a person who really sacrificed for what he believed in. I feel truly humbled by him. "

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" Fear paralyses you - fear of flying, fear of the future, fear of leaving a rubbish marriage, fear of public speaking, or whatever it is. "

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