"I'm a truth-teller. I'm a boundary-pusher. I'm a game-changer. I'm a rule-breaker."

"I'm a fighter. I never give up. I always fight for what I believe in."

"I'm not going to let public opinion dictate my own feelings about myself."

"I'm a mother. I'm a protector. I'm a provider."

"I want to be like Gandhi and Martin Luther King and John Lennon... but I want to stay alive."