Mexican music runs through my veins. I loved it. Growing up, my father didn't allow us to listen to English music at home. That's all I heard. I had no choice.

Thank you for accepting me as I am, with my virtues and defects.

The number of times I have fallen down is the number of times I have gotten up.

When somebody elses happiness makes you happy, it means you are a person with a big heart.

It doesn't bother me at all that some people think I am too outspoken.

No one else has ever opened doors for me - I opened them myself.

My mother never let on that anything was wrong. She kept her chin up and acted as if everything were just fine. So we did too.

Perhaps trying to move away from my problems and focus on the positive is the best I can do.

Malandrinas' means 'bad girls,' but not bad in a negative way. I wrote it in homage to my female fans.

The key to success in life is getting up early.

I made a living out of singing Mexican music.

That isn't writing at all, it's typing.

Architecture must not do violence to space or its neighbors.

The only time a question should be asked is when all other possibilities of finding the answer for yourself have been eliminated.

Chicago is a great place because you can experience theatre, film, television, anything and everything, so for an actor it's exciting. The doors are kind of open.

I like to think of climate action as a three-legged stool.

True power comes from standing in your own truth and walking your own path.

I always had an easier time with adults. Somehow, I was always old! I still feel old.

Worldliness in the church is a lot more pervasive than a lack of passion for evangelism. Nevertheless, one of the results of worldliness is a waning enthusiasm for evangelism.

Too many times nowadays the picture is expected to tell the whole story, when in truth there's only one picture in a hundred thousand that can stand alone as a piece of communication.

Good and bad is tricky," she said. "I ain't too certain about where people stand. P'raps what matters is which way you face." (pp. 348-349)