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

President Obama is a principled man who has worked hard to put healthcare and a good education in the reach of millions of Americans and believes that everyone who works hard and plays by the rules, should have a fair shot at the American dream.

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

I'm very, very Spanish. I have fat cheeks on both ends. I'm sitting on my Spanish part. And it's my heart, the way I am, the way I speak. It has nothing to do with the way I look.

You have to eat right. That does not mean that I don't drink Cuban coffee. That does not mean that I do not have two cigarettes a day - that's what I'm down to. I drink wine - you know, I'm normal. But I do eat well.

My hope is to see Tom Cruise jumping on my couch.

The world is not ideal, and the only weapon we can give our children is information. Information which is not pretty, but honest.