For me, the American promise isn't just an idea or a theory - it's my life story.

I want to make sure I'm not a dilettante. Decorating has been a passion all my life. I love it.

I came to this country when I was twelve years old because my parents wanted to give me new opportunities to succeed. President Obama wants everyone to have the chances I had.

To realize the American dream, the most important thing to understand is that it belongs to everybody. It's a human dream. If you understand this and work very hard, it is possible.

We Latin women are liberated from the neck up, not the neck down.

I have gotten into a lot of trouble in my life for being brutally honest. Sometimes I put both my feet in my mouth. But like Elton John, I'm still standing.

Like most Latinas, I'm not afraid to speak my mind.