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

Cristina Saralegui

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" I always knew what I was worth, what I could do, what I could not do. I think that I have a genetic problem with lying. I just can't lie. I get in trouble with my husband because of that. He wishes that I wasn't so sincere, but I am. "

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" 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.' "

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" I'm a royal pain in the behind. "

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" In my house, we speak Spanglish to the dogs, to the grandchildren, to the kids. "

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" 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. "

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" Latin life is rich with warmth, family values and history. I want to bring that beauty into American homes. "

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" You need to put easy, nice, tranquil thoughts in your head before you go to bed. You know what I do? I read metaphysical books. The good stuff stays in your brain once you go under. "

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" I am not a person of faith. I'm a Catholic. I was brought up Catholic, but I'm not a church-going sort of girl. I'm very spiritual. I pray every night. I believe in Heaven and Hell, but I'm not a person that goes to church, like, every Sunday. "

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

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

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" People look at you and see that you've made it, but sometimes they forget that it took you years of being a human being. "

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" 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. "

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

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

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" I was the only person at Univision who had complete creative control of my own show, by contract. They didn't like that. I was the executive producer; I owned the studio where we taped. I decided who went on my show and who didn't. "

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" 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. "

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

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" People would write me hate letters. How dare I try to represent Hispanics when I was so white? I tried to make them see it was racism. "

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" The talk show, as a genre, has been in decline for a while. It started with Jerry Springer, when the talk shows suffered a metamorphosis, going from the real and social issues to the hair-raising. "

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" You can't ignore the obvious. Women after a certain age are believed to be good for nothing in the entertainment field, especially in the Latin world. "

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" 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. "

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

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" I'm one of the highest-paid television people in the world. I feel like I've made a difference in my viewers' lives, that I've been influential. "

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" When you have a child who wants to take his own life and you feel powerless, nothing else in life matters. "

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" 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. "

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" Like Winston Churchill said, 'Never give up,' and I won't give up. It's a miracle that we even got on the air, and I'm very pleased with the ratings and the response. "

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" The difference between Oprah Winfrey and me is about $200 million. "

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" 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. "

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" I came to this country when I was 12 years old because my parents wanted to give me new opportunities to succeed. President Obama wants everyone to have the chances I had. "

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