When I first registered to vote I registered as a Democrat.

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.

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

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.

Poverty was a dog whose teeth sank deep.

For the evil our government does, tinfoil hats are simply not required, and are indeed a detriment.

Kisses could lie as well as words.

In any case, the goal is the same: to connect.

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

I feel like that's how women feel in a way. You can get paranoid because everyone actually is a conspiracy to diminish your power.

Your shadow will always release whatever overshadows you

Duty is the necessity to act out of reverence for the law.

A politician thinks about the next elections - the statesman thinks about the next generations.

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