Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see.

Each time I see a split infinitive, an inconsistent tense structure or the unnecessary use of the passive voice, I blister.

There are no bystanders in life [...] Our humanity makes us each a part of something greater than ourselves.

If you're poor, you don't often live near a good school. If it's a competitive public school program, our kids are not prepared to enter those programs.

I am willing to bet that there are some Puerto Ricans who don’t know about [their status].

I honestly felt no envy or resentment, only astonishment at how much of a world there was out there and how much of it others already knew. The agenda for self-cultivation that had been set for my classmates by their teachers and parents was something I'd have to develop for myself.

Same way I have my entire life. Keep my family and friends close. My Latino friends close. I visit the island [Puerto Rico] as often as I humanly can.