I've spent my whole life learning how to do things that were hard for me.

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.

With profound love, kindness, and harmony trees are endlessly extending their blessings. That is why we are still living.

Pursuit of passion,

All summer long; we'll be playing the festivals. We'll be Reading, we'll be Leeds, we'll be around.

Love wholeheartedly, be surprised, give thanks and praise then you will discover the fullness of your life.

We spend more money on antacids than we do on politics.

God loves to take people from broken backgrounds and surprise them with possibilities.

Changing the big picture takes time.. and the best things to do is focus on the things that we can make in our lives if we're doing all that. That becomes the collage of real change

We need myths to get by. We need story; otherwise the tremendous randomness of experience overwhelms us. Story is what penetrates.

Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.

More and more Congressmen now stay in Washington all year-round because they can't stay at home under the laws they've passed.