My main hope for my children would be that whatever profession or calling they choose in life, that they pursue it with passion.

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.

The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.

I'd love to get pajamas. Good, nice and warm flannel ones.

I'm 41 now and the right knee has got a bit of a twinge in it. I get about the stage a little less now.

The beauty of balance is that I can do it all and not feel bad about my choices, because every moment is an opportunity to start all over again

To achieve this density of a neutron star at home, just cram a herd of 50 million elephants into the volume of a thimble.

The enjoyment of life is only possible if the world could get connected to the spirit... you become the spirit as Christ has said in simple words that you have to be born again.

The idea of not getting a gun is not because I'm afraid of guns, it's not because I think guns are wrong, it's because it's impractical, it's stupid and it's exactly what they want me to do.

The MS really started going downhill in 1990.

To me, politics is an extension of what I do in medicine.

I do believe that [Bill] Clinton never inhaled ...because when I met him, he had no idea who I was.