Cristina Saralegui Quotes

I'm a royal pain in the behind.

To realize the American dream, the most important thing to understand is that it belongs to everybody. It's a human dream. If you understand this and work very hard, it is possible.

We Latin women are liberated from the neck up, not the neck down.

I have gotten into a lot of trouble in my life for being brutally honest. Sometimes I put both my feet in my mouth. But like Elton John, I'm still standing.

How proud I am to be compared to Oprah. I really admire her. She's a minority woman and she's done all this by herself... I'm very happy to be Oprah with salsa and not Donahue in drag.

Latin life is rich with warmth, family values and history. I want to bring that beauty into American homes.

People look at you and see that you've made it, but sometimes they forget that it took you years of being a human being.

Being a professional woman, I function the best when I don't distinguish between work and play.

The common denominator all Latinos have is that we want some respect. That's what we're all fighting for.

For me, the American promise isn't just an idea or a theory - it's my life story.

My hope is to see Tom Cruise jumping on my couch.

The talk show, as a genre, has been in decline for a while. It started with Jerry Springer, when the talk shows suffered a metamorphosis, going from the real and social issues to the hair-raising.

If I have to be compared to somebody, it is to Martha Stewart.

The difference between Oprah Winfrey and me is about $200 million.

If you stay on the air for 18 years, people know you.

People would write me hate letters. How dare I try to represent Hispanics when I was so white? I tried to make them see it was racism.

In my house, we speak Spanglish to the dogs, to the grandchildren, to the kids.

I want to make sure I'm not a dilettante. Decorating has been a passion all my life. I love it.

I'm one of the highest-paid television people in the world. I feel like I've made a difference in my viewers' lives, that I've been influential.

I came to this country when I was twelve years old because my parents wanted to give me new opportunities to succeed. President Obama wants everyone to have the chances I had.

I'm very, very Spanish. I have fat cheeks on both ends. I'm sitting on my Spanish part. And it's my heart, the way I am, the way I speak. It has nothing to do with the way I look.

You need to put easy, nice, tranquil thoughts in your head before you go to bed. You know what I do? I read metaphysical books. The good stuff stays in your brain once you go under.

Like most Latinas, I'm not afraid to speak my mind.

I love beating the men. When I beat 'em in the ratings, when I beat 'em in the salary, I always say, 'One more for the girls.

I'll never retire from working; I'll keep my life interesting until I drop dead.

The world is not ideal, and the only weapon we can give our children is information. Information which is not pretty, but honest.