“Don’t call me an icon. I’m just a mother trying to help.”

All people want to be touched.

I’ve got to have a place where I can find peace of mind.

I’m much closer to the people at the bottom than the people at the top, and the latter won’t forgive me for it.

Being constantly in the public eye gives me a special responsibility, particularly that of using the impact of photographs to transmit a message, to sensitize the word to an important cause, to defend certain values.

It’s not sissy to show your feeling.

I thought I was the luckiest girl in the world. I had tremendous hope in me.

The people that I care about are the people out there on the street. I can identify with them.

Hugs can do great amounts of good – especially for children.

There’s no better way to dismantle a personality than to isolate it.

They say it is better to be poor and happy than rich and miserable, but how about a compromise like moderately rich and just moody?

Life is just a journey.

I work on instinct. It’s my best adviser.

I’m a free spirit – unfortunately for some.

If men had to have babies, they would only ever have one each.

Nothing brings me more happiness than trying to help the most vulnerable people in society. It is a goal and an essential part of my life – a kind of destiny. Whoever is in distress can call on me. I will come running wherever they are.

Family is the most important thing in the world.

He who sees a need and waits to be asked for help is as unkind as if he had refused it.

I’ve always said that the better off you are, the more responsibility you have for helping others.

God helps only those who are prepared and determined to help themselves.

I have nothing to say and I can’t help but think that says a lot.

Pain comes in waves, it can help us rise up but it can also knock us down.

Life is about building memories, creating energy, and helping people.

We must stand together. I’m going to help in any way that I can.

Educate yourself, hold the people around you accountable, seek ways to help, and don’t sit on the sidelines.