Latina Quotes

The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.

I am a woman, and I am a Latina. Those are the things that make my writing distinctive. Those are the things that give my writing power.

I usually say Latina, Mexican-American or American Mexican, and in certain contexts, Chicana, depending on whether my audience understands the term or not.

She's applying her lipstick; I've always believed that the universe invented the color red solely for Latinas.

I'm an actress, and I am Latina.

Being Latina to me is living your life like it's a big old fiesta!

The most beautiful women in the world were African.

To be seen and to be respected for my work and acknowledged as a true American Latina... means a lot to me.

As a youngster and being a Latina, you see so much injustice.

That one time I had ma Latina texture going on.. Or just.. everyday.

Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see.

I will never stop working on Spanish-language projects because that's my language, and because I'm a Latina and Mexican before anything else.

Sarah Palin is Latina. Pay-leen. She has an infant and a grandkid the same age. Latina!

Don't be afraid to say what you don't know, and speak for what you do know. Say, "I can't speak for all Latinas, but I can speak for me and tell you very, very honestly."

I love going to the hair salon. I'm Spanish. I think it's more of a Latina thing to go to the hair salon.

I've always loved to sing in Spanish. To me, it's just my culture. It's what I am; I'm Latina.

Evidence tells that black and Latina woman are more accepting of curves, and that's a good thing.

When I was asked to change Laurel into a Latina for How to Get Away with Murder, I was terrified, because I thought, no one's going to know how to do this because the American take on my culture is never accurate.

Sonia Sotomayor is uniquely and exquisitely sensitive to race issues because she is a Latina.

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

Latina women are proud to be called Mrs. That simply means that we have a family.