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.

I have come to believe that in order to thrive, a child must have at least one adult in her life who shows her unconditional love, respect, and confidence.

Any man who has ever led an army, an expedition, or a group of Boy Scouts has sadism in his bones.

All I ever really wanted to do was arouse souls through my writing and enjoy my journey to becoming one with myself and with the world.

Peace, Love, and Happiness, are the priceless treasures of life.

If Columbus had had an advisory committee he would probably still be at the dock.

When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialed in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.

When everyone is against you, it means you are absolutely wrong - or you are absolutely right.

The war in Vietnam was not lost in the field, nor was it lost on the front pages of The New York Times or the college campuses. It was lost in Washington, D.C.

Every burn on my body has had its own different personality. And all of them needed different things.

It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy - but he who has shown the better temper.

From our birthday, until we die, Is but the winking of an eye.