My accent was horrible. In Mexico, nobody says, 'You speak English with a good accent.' You either speak English, or you don't: As long as you can communicate, no one cares.

I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder.

No woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like they are not alone.

Life is tough; and if you have the ability to laugh at it, you have the ability to enjoy it.

I think it's not a femme fatale when someone is not doing it to manipulate men or be like a black widow. She loves him. She does it out of love. She wants him so badly to stay with her.

I proved to myself that if I believe in something and set my mind to it I could actually accomplish it.

I keep waiting to meet a man who has more balls than I do.

Sometimes evolving doesn't mean transforming; sometimes it just means owning what is there.

Life is about creating new opportunities, not waiting for them to come to you.

Your empathy for other mothers is such a natural instinct and it's such a beautiful thing that we all connect, and we should all help each other.

What is important is to believe in something so strongly that you're never discouraged.

Tomorrow comes for those who fear itToday never ends for those who live it

She wore her scarsas her best attire.A stunning dressmade of hellfire.

But I think that any young drummer starting out today should get himself a great teacher and learn all there is to know about the instrument that he wants to play.

There's no pressure in baseball. Pressure is when the doctor is getting ready to cut you, take your heart out, and put it on a table.

I did not say history was bunk. It was bunk to me . . I did not need it very bad.

I am no longer a curmudgeon. I am a curmudgeon emeritus.

If only we could see the endless string of consequences that result from our smallest actions. But we can't know better until knowing better is useless.

If ancient descent could confer nobility, the lower forms of life would possess it in a greater degree than man.

The needs of a society determine its ethics.

If there's a major foreign policy event, the President gets on TV, the Congress doesn't.