I've known where my heritage is from all along.

My dad was a golden gloves boxer in the Marine Corps, then a deputy sheriff. My mom worked as an office assistant.

My parents taught me to never give up and to always believe that my future could be whatever I dreamt it to be.

Success is the American Dream. And that success is not something to be ashamed of, or to demonize.

Growing up I never imagined a little girl from a border town could one day become a governor. But this is America. In America algo es possible.

Despite what some would have us believe, success is not built on resentment and fear.

At 18, I guarded the parking lot at the Catholic Church bingos. Now my dad made sure I could take care of myself. I carried a Smith and Wesson 357 Magnum .

New Mexico is an environment where we are open for business.

Success, they taught me, is built on the foundation of courage, hard-work and individual responsibility. Despite what some would have us believe, success is not built on resentment and fears.

I fear some of our leaders today have lost the courage to stand up. What we have now are politicians. They won't offer real plans, and only stand up when they want to blame someone else.

I don't want to be a politician. I want to be a leader.

I can remember hearing the theme tune to Dallas when I was supposed to be in bed. I would sneak down and try to watch it through the banisters. My mum loved that show.

It's ridiculous what I do. I can't believe in it - but I have to.

You increase muscle bulk by training against resistance. For example, weights. And in ballet, this isn't the case.

The purpose of philosophers is to show people what is right under their noses.

As long as one feels that he is the doer, he cannot escape from the wheel of births.

No matter what you do, you're going to have people who have something to say about something you do. You can't please anybody.

First of all, the most important, that is to learn everything good that has survived from other times, and carefully to watch the bad - and throw it out.

Please let me go." "Anna." He lowered his brow to hers. "Don't ask me to do that, because I don't think I can live without you. Take a chance, roll the dice. Come with me.

I'm convinced that about half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.

Once people start introducing animal products into their diet, that's when the mischief starts.