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.

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

My man prefers meat over bone.

Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don't want it to happen to me.

I'm someone who has always been very stubborn and strong-willed. I never gave up.

If I could, I'd live in the nude, like Eve in paradise.

My hips don't lie and I don't lie either!

Nationalism is cured by travelling.

I consider myself a survivor more than anything else.

You collect impressions from people, from life, from your own daydreams.

Education is literally the difference between success and failure, or even life and death for many children.

I think it's my energy and love of life that has been the real key to my fame and success.

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

I believe education is the key. As an activist and a child of the developing world, I witnessed education's power to transform lives.

If you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.

In the full light of day, I don't want to think about the sunset.

Even after I got some recognition and success, I still had to work hard and prove myself.

I live for freedom, and freedom is a lie.

Our leaders are lacking love, and love is lacking leaders.