I think that the only way to teach is by example, as children will more easily follow what they see you do than what you tell them to do.

Motherhood is... difficult and... rewarding.

For the rest of my life, the one song that people will remember -- regardless -- is "Conga" . . . I never get tired of singing it. It never gets old for me.

Whatever it is your heart desires, please go for it, it's yours to have.

You can put things off until tomorrow but tomorrow may never come.

You've got to believe. Never be afraid to dream.

Everything that an artist does is a risk. Some people want you to stay the same. If you want to evolve, they want to keep you in a certain place.

I make the best pancakes you'll ever have! And I claim that title gladly. On Saturdays I make them for everybody.

The most beautiful thing about music is that it transcends most anything.

We seal our fate with the choices we make.

The sad truth is that opportunity doesn't knock twice.

All Earthquakes and Disasters are warnings there’s too much corruption in the world

Every lie a person tells is an emotional dead end road that puts weight on the heart. Satisfaction is always in the truth.

There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance.

This is true religion, to approve what God approves, to hate what he hates, and to delight in what delights him

. . . personal soundness is not an absence of problems but a way of reacting to them.

And men my prophet wail deride!

For an actress there is no greater gift than having a camera in front of you, listening to the most beautiful music in the world and just being looked at!

Our country, if it does justice to itself, will be the workshop of liberty to the civilized world.

I shall die, but I will not kill.