I've always been confident with who I was, but my twenties were hard. I had to learn a lot of life lessons and I think my thirties will be a little easier because of all the wrong turns I took.

I don't regret anything I ever do or say. I don't like to live my life being censored. I like to say what I feel, and I think people respect that because you're honest.

I was making almost minimum wage on 'The Young and the Restless.' But it was my first job, so I accepted my first quote. I had a great time on it, and it obviously led me to better things.

The Eva Longoria who worked at Wendy's flipping burgers - she needed a tax break.

I'm not averse to being tied up in silk scarves. I like a man to take charge. There's something very sexy about being submissive.

My mother gave me one piece of advice that stuck with me. She said don't forget where you came from.

The Latina spirit translates to every aspect of our lives, from beauty to work to family. We're loving, we're loud, and we're beautiful in our essence.

I love being a woman. I love the sexiness we get to exude. But the best thing about being a woman is the power we have over men.

Beauty lies mainly, above all, in personality, not in the skin.

Your body is a vehicle of your emotions and a vehicle of feelings and a vehicle of whatever you need to get done in life. And you've got to take care of that vehicle.

I could never give up Mexican food. Nachos are usually my go-to if I'm courtside at an NBA game. I always, always get my picture taken with my mouth wide open and a tortilla chip sticking out of it!

Obsessive love wears down both its target and the obsessor.

Courage comes from a surrendered heart, a prepared mind, and a good conscience.

You must have the courage to face what happened today and to live with it in your heart and to use the memory of it to grow and be strong.

... If Mr. Kennedy does not like Socialism, we do not like imperialism. We do not like Capitalism.

A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.

By annihilating somebody else in whatever way, then that person feels that they also have the ability to, then, restore the person.

It's a matter of keeping people on a spontaneous edge.

The longer they hang out, the deeper the history, the richer the life. If you use that as a template or as a way of realizing things, then I don't think you can go wrong.

The symbolic value of having an African-American president has certainly eased some racial tensions in America, but they're not gone.

My life is very busy with a lot of things, and so I don't get uninterrupted time. When I do, I can just write all day.