Do not romanticize the poor...We are all people, human beings subject to the same temptations and faults as all others. Our poverty damages our dignity.

To make a great dream come true, the first requirement is a great capacity to dream; the second is persistence.

True wealth is not measured in money or status or power. It is measured in the legacy we leave behind for those we love and those we inspire.

The people united will never be defeated.

Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.

Grant me courage to serve others; For in service there is true life.

Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak... Non-violence is hard work.

In giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of meaning and love.

You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read.

A symbol is an important thing. That is why we chose an Aztec eagle. It gives pride...When people see it they know it means dignity.

If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with him... the people who give you their food give you their heart.

Dare to love every person, including yourself.

I wasn’t a class clown, because nuns have no sense of humor. They have rulers.

There is a lot of strength and intelligence in Hollywood.

Your voice and music are the same to me.

We meet no Stranger, but Ourself.

As the births of living creatures at first are ill-shapen, so are all innovations, which are the births of time.

Many support what I am doing.

the more you live the more things reflect all around you!!!!

What works for eating and swimming might work for reading and writing.

I tend to sit around with my friends a lot and rant and rave about things I think are ridiculous in the world, and I tend to make fun of myself a lot.