Susana Martinez Quotes
My dad was a golden gloves boxer in the Marine Corps, then a deputy sheriff. My mom worked as an office assistant.
My parents taught me to never give up and to always believe that my future could be whatever I dreamt it to be.
Success is the American Dream. And that success is not something to be ashamed of, or to demonize.
Growing up I never imagined a little girl from a border town could one day become a governor. But this is America. In America algo es possible.
Despite what some would have us believe, success is not built on resentment and fear.
At 18, I guarded the parking lot at the Catholic Church bingos. Now my dad made sure I could take care of myself. I carried a Smith and Wesson 357 Magnum .
Success, they taught me, is built on the foundation of courage, hard-work and individual responsibility. Despite what some would have us believe, success is not built on resentment and fears.
I fear some of our leaders today have lost the courage to stand up. What we have now are politicians. They won't offer real plans, and only stand up when they want to blame someone else.
Republicans want to be tough and say, 'Illegals, you're gone.' But the answer is a lot more complex than that.
I registered Democrat because my parents did. They were, we were. There was no thinking behind it.
I've always known that my father's father and grandfather and grandmother were from Mexico. I've never denied it. I've always said it.
Sometimes Republicans engage in number-crunching analysis that doesn't always take the neediest into account.
In many ways, Mitt Romney and I are very different. Different starts in life. Different paths to leadership. Different cultures.