I think that in the colonial imaginary of the average Mexican, in how it drives us, the economic dependence on the US, and in some cases cultural dependence, is quite palpable, very strong.

On the aesthetic level, decolonized music presents itself as a direct antagonist to the traditional values promoted by the culture industry.

I believe gangsta rap, as such, in its foundation is simply anti-systemic and transgressive.

I believe in terms of the work that I do, in establishing dialogue about race relations in Latin America, steps on one of the most relevant themes today.

I believe a lot in the subject of the power our own bodies have as marginalized beings to be able to change the sense of things.

I am conscious of how my body signifies in every space. In every place of the world our body has a different significance.

Your ability is your power. Others’ opinions can make it sour.

I guess us folks in California are kind of straitlaced and old-fashioned."Hahaha, I thought on the way downstairs. I never thought I'd say those words with a straight face...

Diligence is the mother of good luck and God gives all things to industry.

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

Democrats are lame. The media is lame. And Donald Trump hasn't even played his war card yet. You know, he could start a war and get a lot of support there.

There is one thing I must tell you because I just found it to be a truth . . . You must always be yourself no matter what the price. It is the highest form of morality.

I watch a lot of baseball on the radio.

Love is giving up your needs for the sake of someone else, in some other words its sacrifice

Many of America's and New York's sons and daughters are around the world fighting for the freedoms that the Statue of Liberty stands for.

The white savior supports brutal policies in the morning, founds charities in the afternoon, and receives awards in the evening.