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"I am a firm believer in education and have worked very hard to tell young Latinos that they must go to college and that, if possible, they should pursue an advanced degree. I am convinced that education is the great equalizer."
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"Education is not only learning the information, but it is also about gaining experience to unlock the door to wisdom."

"Intellectual death is endemic in areas where people are not prepared to gain new information for development. Learning is the intervention!"

"Reading with an eye towards metaphor allows us to become the person we're reading about, while reading about them. That's why there is symbols in books and why your English teacher deserves your attention. Ultimately, it doesn't matter if the author intended the symbol to be there because the job of reading is not to understand the author's intent. The job of reading is to use stories as a way into seeing other people as a we ourselves."

"The most valuable of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it has to be done, whether you like it or not."

"Education enhances the beauty of the mind by learning to see the beauty in every little thing."

"Eradicating ignorance through the establishment of information centers."
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"I've been in California for about 15 years now. You're always in your car and insulated. I miss New York so much."

"When we are out there selling a new picture, when did it become part of the deal that you have to sell the family? To use the juicy part of your life to get attention? I'm not blaming the reporters. It's the system."

"You have to find what makes you stable in the storm. Then, no matter what's happening round you, no matter what the hype or the publicity, you can still manage to make leaps in your work as an artist."

"If you're afraid to live your life in a glass bubble, how can you do what we do in this industry?"

"In my college years, I worked as a union labor organizer. I was just one of the many workers trying to do my part to help the community."
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