I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge regardless of their background or life experiences.

Success is its own reward, but failure is a great teacher too, and not to be feared.

As you discover what strength you can draw from your community in this world from which it stands apart, look outward as well as inward. Build bridges instead of walls.

I do know one thing about me: I don't measure myself by others' expectations or let others define my worth.

Experience has taught me that you cannot value dreams according to the odds of their coming true. Their real value is in stirring within us the will to aspire.

I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life.

Remember that no one succeeds alone. Never walk alone in your future paths.

Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences...our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging.

Until we reach equality in education, we can't reach equality in the larger society.

The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.

There are no bystanders in life [...] Our humanity makes us each a part of something greater than ourselves.

We're all human, aren't we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving.

We're both whisper-screaming at each other. All I can think is this is the worst possible way to break up with somebody.

the matter is as it is in all other cases: if it is naturally in you to be a good orator, a notable orator you will be when you have acquired knowledge and practice ...

Art should be created for life, not for the museum.

In Iran, as in all developing countries, they wanted to copy the outside world, without knowing what was good for our own country.

What I am looking for is not out there, it is in me.

I never let our players get satisfied, I never let our Coaches get satisfied, I was never satisfied. We can always do it better.

Eccentricty had flowered into madness.

If a man prays to Thee with a yearning heart, he can reach Thee, through Thy grace, by any path.

You spend your life dreaming, running 'round in a trance, You hang out forever and still miss the dance, And if you get lucky, you might find someone, To help you get over the pain that will come.