“I already had three strikes against me. One, I have light skin. Two, I’m from Miami, which wasn’t getting looked at at the time. Three, I’m Cuban. But now, I’ve made everything that stacked against me into a virtue.”

There’s no success without failure and no winning without losing.

I don’t agree when the USA, that lives by a constitution, says, OK, just because you look this way, we’re going to ask you for your documentation, or you gotta go back to your country.

This is the truth: I’m into sales. I love deals. I’m definitely a sucker for steals.

Don’t be afraid to lose. Listen. And always invest in yourself.

If you look at Cuba what’s the benefit in being in Cuba? Really? It’s almost like being in prison. You can’t think. You can’t have your own opinions. You have no opportunity. You just gotta live life the way you were born into it.

I don’t wanna make hood music, I don’t wanna make street music, I want to make world music, global music, international music.

I’m taking a lot of freestyle music and flipping it.

I make music with no boundaries.

As far as the fans, I always say it because it’s the truth: without them I’m absolutely nothing.

Every time I reach a new audience, that means I’m doing something right.

I’m not a Reggaeton artist and I’m not a Crunk artist either.

Simplicity is the key to success.

I feel like I’ve been fighting in music and creating new ways and new opportunities to make things work even when people thought it wouldn’t.

Music to me is something I did as a hobby.

I’m sharp, What the street taught me how to do is how to hustle. How to make something out of nothing.

As Americans, which I suffer from myself, we have ADD.

The Christians’ god has got a human form.

Figure skating has been a great influence for me. I took dance at the School of American Ballet, which helped my own skating. And whether you are a skater or a dancer, without sounding narcissistic, it is all about looking in the mirror.

Never let a day pass without looking for the good, feeling the good within you, praising, appreciating, blessing, and being grateful. Make it your life commitment, and you will stand in utter awe of what happens in your life.

All those years of skating and dancing have carried over. I can’t design anything without thinking of how a woman’s body will look and move when she’s wearing it.

Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.

I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman.

Accessories are crucial. A great bag and a piece of statement jewelry are the fastest way to elevate an otherwise understated look.

We do not wish to judge anyone nor wish to be judged.