I've always thought of myself as a woman who works hard, believes in herself, and wants to accomplish as much as possible.

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.

You will not get hurt unless you will give the permission.

I'm self-taught. I didn't just become a man, it was a decision.

Luxury is the wolf at the door and its fangs are the vanities and conceits germinated by success. When an artist learns this, he knows where the danger is.

When you have passion it changes your perspective on things, you want every tiny detail to be right. You want funny moments to be funny, sad moments to be sad. You wanna give your all.

Bruce lives a lie. She is not a lie. I can't do it anymore.

To condemn spontaneous and delightful occupations because they are useless for self-preservation shows an uncritical prizing of life irrespective of its content.

Sometimes life is filled with things outside your control

[T]o argue that something is so because it is in the Bible is more than intellectually bankrupt.

The idea of perfection can be a tyrant you should overthrow, to gain your freedom.

Golden fetters are no less galling to a self-respecting man that iron ones; the sting lies in the fetters, not in the metal.