I believe that education is the greatest equalizer; thus, I will continue to fight to equalize the playing field in an educational atmosphere that is not always level!

It would be easy to become a victim of our circumstances and continue feeling sad, scared or angry; or instead, we could choose to deal with injustice humanely and break the chains of negative thoughts and energies, and not let ourselves sink into it.

I have always been taught to be proud of being Latina, proud of being Mexican, and I was. I was probably more proud of being a "label" than of being a human being, that's the way most of us were taught.

Evil prevails when good people do nothing.

Don't let the actions of a few determine the way you feel about an entire group. Remember, not all German's were Nazis.

It's not enough to be tolerant...now we're finally moving towards the idea of acceptance.

Writing really evokes empathy in a way very few things can do.