“My childhood was safe and sane. No abuse and no traumas. I was surrounded by a large and loving family who taught me the importance of hard work and a meaningful education.”

“I know a lot of people think I'm dumb. Well, at least I ain't no educated fool.”

“At different times I taught humanities, social sciences and pre-vocational education.”

“Most Hispanics are concerned with the same issues other Americans are - the economy, jobs, education. Similar to Main Street America.”

“It was a way out of poverty. It was a way to success. It was a way to education. And it was a way to a brighter day for me.”

“The very effect of the education they were given... was to make men think and, thinking, they became less and less satisfied with the miserable pays they received.”

“Growing up, I was encouraged to get a good education, get a real job doing something I enjoyed, and, should the opportunity present itself, consider public service as just that: a chance to serve, not an end in itself.”

“Genius without education is like silver in the mine.”

“The real fight is about what should be in the marketplace and what should not. Should education be a marketable commodity? Should healthcare?”