Without question, so many people, throughout my life, never think of Puerto Rico as part of the United States.

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.

Are we eager to know the ways of God?

Religious freedom doesn't mean you can force others to live by your own beliefs

You can say 'stop' or 'alto' or use any other word you think will work but I've found that a large bore muzzle pointed at someone's head is pretty much the universal language.

There's a moral force in a sentence when it comes out right. It speaks the writer's will to live.

The young players in the Welsh squad aren't young any more

They tied his arms behind his back to teach him how to swim, they put blood in his coffee and milk in his gin.

Going to law is losing a cow for the sake of a cat.

Lift up your eyes, discouraged one. When you feel like giving up, when they say it can't be done, it's up to you to show them why they're wrong.

In the end, it only comes down to one thing: choosing the one you can’t live without.

Those whose upper and lower ranks have the same desire are victorious.