I got a label because I was Hispanic and a woman and [therefore] I had to be liberal.

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.

And he took her in his arms and kissed her under the sunlit sky, and he cared not that they stood high upon the walls in the sight of many.

Hard times require furious dancing. Each of us is proof.

I'm just glad it wasn't Machete Night.

In this time of the Internet and nonfiction, to be on an actual bookshelf in an actual bookstore is exciting in itself.

Light breaks where no sun shines; Where no sea runs, the waters of the heart; Push in their tides.

I know myself," he cried, "but that is all-

I am able to stay humble because I recognize that God has truly blessed me; I can't say that enough. I also understand without Him, all of this wouldn't be possible.

Space and time are real for the man who is yet imperfect, and space is divided for him into dimensions; time, into past, present, and future.

It's a good thing for a dog to have fleas; keeps his mind off being a dog.

Not only can the media not take Trump out, the media can't even hurt him. And when they try, he gets even more powerful, or more popular.