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" I want to be able to pick up a list of names of graduates from high schools and colleges in the city and to see that that list is longer than it was when I started in 2009. "
Julian Castro
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" Now, in Texas, we believe in the rugged individual. Texas may be the one place where people actually still have bootstraps, and we expect folks to pull themselves up by them. But we also recognize there are some things we can't do alone. We have to come together and invest in opportunity today for prosperity tomorrow. "
Julian Castro
Together
Alone
Now
" I stand before you tonight as a young American, a proud American, of a generation born as the Cold War receded, shaped by the tragedy of 9/11, connected by the digital revolution and determined to re-elect the man who will make the 21st century another American century - President Barack Obama. "
Julian Castro
Man
American
Proud
" Hispanics have been among the biggest beneficiaries of the Affordable Care Act. "
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Act
Care
Been
" Our families don't always cross the finish line in the span of one generation. But each generation passes on to the next the fruits of their labor. "
Julian Castro
Finish Line
Finish
Always
" My family's story isn't special. What's special is the America that makes our story possible. Ours is a nation like no other, a place where great journeys can be made in a single generation. No matter who you are or where you come from, the path is always forward. "
Julian Castro
You
America
Family
" People are getting more active and living healthier in San Antonio, whether it's walking, cycling, or using our parks. We now have concrete evidence that our investments are paying off and positively impacting the health of our families and the overall quality of life in San Antonio. "
Julian Castro
Quality
Walking
People
" We know that in our free market economy some will prosper more than others. What we don't accept is the idea that some folks won't even get a chance. "
Julian Castro
Chance
Free
Others
" The destiny of the Latino community is interwoven with the destiny of the United States. "
Julian Castro
Latino
Community
United
" The number one way that we can address these long-term challenges of poverty, of education, is to invest in early childhood education. "
Julian Castro
Challenges
Education
Early
" My mother dreamed dreams for Joaquin and for me long before we could dream them for ourselves. "
Julian Castro
Mother
Before
Dream
" Opportunity today, prosperity tomorrow. "
Julian Castro
Prosperity
Today
Tomorrow
" This thing has been studied to death by Republicans and Democrats: several committees, including in Congress, that have all said, 'Yes, of course what happened was tragic, but Secretary Clinton was not in any way at fault,' and what you have here with these e-mails is basically a witch hunt. "
Julian Castro
Death
Congress
Way
" I had the blessing of opportunity. You need the folks in the boardroom who have consciences and the people in the streets who can picket at the right time. "
Julian Castro
Time
You
Blessing
" If you're willing to work hard and play by the rules, you should be able to move up. "
Julian Castro
You
Work Hard
Work
" I wanted more people from my city to be able to have the kind of opportunity that I had. "
Julian Castro
People
City
Kind
" My grandmother didn't live to see us begin our lives in public service. But she probably would have thought it extraordinary that just two generations after she arrived in San Antonio, one grandson would be the mayor and the other would be on his way - the good people of San Antonio willing- to the United States Congress. "
Julian Castro
People
Good
Live
" We all understand that freedom isn't free. What Romney and Ryan don't understand is that neither is opportunity. We have to invest in it. "
Julian Castro
Opportunity
Free
Freedom
" I have learned in life that the best thing you can do to create a great future for yourself is don't forget what's in front of you. And so I'm trying to do a great job at HUD. "
Julian Castro
Yourself
Life
Great
" First thing that I put up in my office here at City Hall was a poster from 1971 when my mother ran for city council. "
Julian Castro
First
Up
City
" Some people are lucky enough to borrow money from their parents, but that shouldn't determine whether you can pursue your dreams. "
Julian Castro
Parents
Money
You
" What we see out there is an affordable housing crisis, particularly in the rental market in cities big and small, and we don't have the resources necessary to fill that gap. "
Julian Castro
See
Crisis
Housing
" I believe that Secretary Clinton has said, has acknowledged, that that was not the best way to handle her emails back then... and has turned over all of the information and the emails and documents and now the server. "
Julian Castro
Believe
Back
Best
" Hopefully, in not a too distant future, we will see a Latino president, and who knows how's that going to happen. It's just a matter of time. "
Julian Castro
See
Will
Time
" Republicans are so far out to the right, it's pushing people into the Democratic Party. "
Julian Castro
Right
Far
Pushing
" My grandmother spent her whole life working as a maid, a cook and a babysitter, barely scraping by, but still working hard to give my mother, her only child, a chance in life, so that my mother could give my brother and me an even better one. "
Julian Castro
Child
Brother
Chance
" There has been a great challenge in improving educational achievement. It's a long-term issue, not a short-term one. It includes everything from getting more parents involved to addressing issues of poverty and improving what happens in the classroom. "
Julian Castro
Parents
Achievement
Challenge
" Of all the fictions we heard last week in Tampa, the one I find most troubling is this: If we all just go our own way, our nation will be stronger for it. Because if we sever the threads that connect us, the only people who will go far are those who are already ahead. "
Julian Castro
Stronger
People
Own
" The overwhelming success of San Antonio B-Cycle has proven that San Antonio is a model city for bike-sharing, and as we work toward creating a fitter city, the bike-share program encourages a more active and healthy lifestyle. "
Julian Castro
Success
Work
Creating
" And because he knows that we don't have an ounce of talent to waste, the president took action to lift the shadow of deportation from a generation of young, law-abiding immigrants called dreamers. "
Julian Castro
Lift
Talent
Shadow
" I understand Spanish better than I speak it. "
Julian Castro
Spanish
Understand
Than