How proud I am to be compared to Oprah. I really admire her. She's a minority woman and she's done all this by herself... I'm very happy to be Oprah with salsa and not Donahue in drag.

If you stay on the air for 18 years, people know you.

Being a professional woman, I function the best when I don't distinguish between work and play.

I'll never retire from working; I'll keep my life interesting until I drop dead.

I love beating the men. When I beat 'em in the ratings, when I beat 'em in the salary, I always say, 'One more for the girls.

The common denominator all Latinos have is that we want some respect. That's what we're all fighting for.

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.