I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.

In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.

You can't achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.

I prefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart.

There's no better makeup than self-confidence.

Scars remind me of just how far that I've come.

I am trying to make my accent so it won't bother anyone, but I am not going to drive myself crazy trying to pretend I am an American girl when I am from Colombia.

It doesn't matter if you are a musician, a business leader, a president or a student. We all have a responsibility to give back.

I can be like a lioness when defending my people.

Education affects every major challenge we face in society. It creates economic growth, paves the way for peace and stability and helps erase the legacy of marginalization.

Live your life to the fullest.

I bought a Cartier nail bracelet to celebrate the fifth anniversary of my blog. It's an investment piece, but it's simple enough to wear every day, and it's something that will last forever.

Well, I am not 100 percent sure of the definition of polemic, but it wasn't meant to convince anybody of anything.

He who multiplies riches multiplies cares.

The mystery lies in the irrationality by which you make appearance - if it is not irrational, you make illustration.

The definition of success is total preparation.

Now here's a funky introduction of how nice I am Tell your mother, tell your father, send a telegram.

I made her the queen of my double wide trailer with the polyester curtains and redwood deck.

If you want to live your whole life free from pain,you must either be a god or a corpse.

And what exactly is a dream and what exactly is a joke?

We passed the Children's Bureau bill calculated to prevent children from being employed too early in factories.