Being in New York City is the best because I'm always walking, taking the subway and walking up and down the stairs - whether you like it or not, you're going to get exercise.

They do say breastfeeding is nature’s lipo.

Latinos are a vital but underrepresented force in this country.

I was born and raised in New York City, Manhattan, uptown.

I think it's really important for my daughter to see her parents being physically fit and for that to be a part of her life. The examples we set for her will stay with her the rest of her life.

I'm not so much surprised by the success of 'Ugly Betty' as I am feeling so blessed by it.

I'm passionate about mobilizing young Latinos to get to the polls, so I'm involved with Voto Latino. Latinos are a vital but underrepresented force in this country.

I will probably only give birth to two and then the rest will come to our family however it happens. I can only hold two, but you never know. I really want a boy because boys love their mamas!

My family couldn't be more supportive. They're worried and they're always in my business, and my mother does send me grad-school applications every now and again.

I don't relate to that angst-y kid who hates their parents because they were horrible. It's just not my life and it's not the life of a lot of my friends.

I couldn't have asked for a better kid. She's our own little Buddha baby so far. I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop to tell you the truth. It's like the calm before the storm.

The sun is rising with a bright golden glittering glint. Let us wake up to enjoy the joyful battles of light and darkness.

He only wanted to use me for something. Everyone wanted to use you for some purpose.

I've never scored a goal in my life without getting a pass from someone else.

Sometimes I get insecure about being a real director because I look at the great directors, and they have such command. But maybe that keeps me critical of myself. Maybe it keeps me moving forward.

We all need that extra friend outside of our immediate family to talk about that extra stuff you wouldn't normally talk to your parents about.

I believe that if a man dies with a single penny still sitting in the bank, he's a fool.

Leaders are not buffeted about by circumstance. They make what is into what might be, transforming challenging situations by means of courage and insight.

Jazz is like the universe: it's been expanding since its creation and it's connected to everything.

It's indispensable to fully understand the basis and modus operandi of the Law of Karma to orientate the ship of our life in a positive and exemplary way.

American means white, and Africanist people struggle to make the term applicable to themselves with ethnicity and hyphen after hyphen after hyphen.