Becoming a mother has taught me to simply things and also to appreciate being at home more.

In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.

You can't achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.

I prefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart.

There's no better makeup than self-confidence.

Scars remind me of just how far that I've come.

I am trying to make my accent so it won't bother anyone, but I am not going to drive myself crazy trying to pretend I am an American girl when I am from Colombia.

It doesn't matter if you are a musician, a business leader, a president or a student. We all have a responsibility to give back.

I can be like a lioness when defending my people.

Education affects every major challenge we face in society. It creates economic growth, paves the way for peace and stability and helps erase the legacy of marginalization.

Live your life to the fullest.

Tak perlu terlalu terang, hanya cukup ada dan tak kunjung padam.

Your passions don’t have to connect to one another and no one needs to sign off on them. Passion isn’t logical… it’s only the fuel which keeps our souls alive. Let it be that simple.

Your weaknesses may not seem overwhelming, but they will create the biggest problems you face.

To solve a problem, you need to remove the cause, not the symptom.

I get crushes on directors because they are so brilliant.

Oratory is good only if it has the qualities of fitness for the occasion, propriety of style, and originality of treatment, while in the case of letters there is no such need whatsoever.

Men look at women. Women watch themselves being looked at.

Trust and the ability to identify trustworthiness are not the same thing, although trust and trustworthiness are logically linked.

I know the only reason that I haven't gotten many good parts is because I am Latin - and they tell it to my face a lot of times.

Politics is the best game in town.