Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see.

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.

An explosion in space makes no sound at all.

I really enjoy doing charity, for a good cause, it’s like the least I can do, I really enjoy that stuff. I enjoy giving back.

One's first responsible job is the great revealer - far more than school.

I like BBC news, I like some London news because you can get it earlier then anywhere else. I like Charlie Rose a lot.

You never devote yourself to a teacher. You devote yourself to the practice.

What's gone will never come back, but it exists when you think of it.

That's the nice thing about insanity: evil people kill you, but crazy ones try to make you understand.

The press is ferocious. It forgives nothing, it only hunts for mistakes . . . In my position anyone sane would have left a long time ago.

We where created to discover Love - the only reality.

The most successful people on the planet have failed more than ordinary ones.