Quotes from Cristina Saralegui


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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.


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


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.


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.


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.


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.


I am a Cuban mother, and you do not let your cubs get into trouble without you trying to help them all the way.


I'm happy. I've had a great career. I adore my family. My closest friends from decades ago remain my closest friends.


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


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


If I have to be compared to somebody, it is to Martha Stewart.


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


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


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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