I always strive to keep a balance with my fears. I don't like to be ruled by them. At the same time, I don't like the idea of living my life totally free of any fears. I like having that moderation.

People think of Latina women as being fiery and fierce, which is usually true. But I think the quality that so many Latinas possess is strength. I'm very proud to have Latin blood.

Glamour is about feeling good in your own skin.

I have a hyper personality.

A child speaks more sense than an adult half of the time.

Growing up, my dolls were doctors and on secret missions. I had Barbie Goes Rambo.

It's ok to say, 'this is what I want' and go after it.

Sometimes we have to be patient because the one thing that is inevitable in life is evolution. Whether it comes at the pace that we are expecting it or not, it’s inevitable.

I just want to be a part of great stories, whether I'm part of an amazing ensemble cast or I'm leading it or the antagonist or whatever.

If there's anything that I've always said about myself is that to me, it's much more important for me to get to work with filmmakers that I've grown up loving and admiring.

Fathers, sons, brothers, men everywhere: Your legacy will not perish if you take your partner's surname, or she keeps hers.

The deeper you go into the Word of God, the more light you will receive for your life and the wiser you will be in your actions.

When failing spectacularly the trick is to employ an inverted Schadenfreude. Take ownership of your misfortune.

I have been a believer in the magic of language since, at a very early age, I discovered that some words got me into trouble and others got me out.

When somebody challenges you, fight back. Be brutal, be tough.

Ideas have far-reaching consequences, and one must be ever so careful about what one allows to lodge in one's brain.

Democracy is not just a question of having a vote. It consists of strengthening each citizen's possibility and capacity to participate in the deliberations involved in life in society.

The strength of Olympism comes to it from that which is simply human, hence worldwide is its essence.

I'm a kid from Boston.

We share half our genes with the banana.

Most players I play with, I don't look at their swing when they're over the ball or anything like that.