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" My grandmother's generation and generations before always saw beyond the horizons of their own lives and their own circumstances. They believed that opportunity created today would lead to prosperity tomorrow. "

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" 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

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" 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. "

" Republicans are so far out to the right, it's pushing people into the Democratic Party. "

" I wanted to be a quarterback. I used to like Johnny Unitas, the old quarterback for the Colts. "

" We have a responsibility to protect public housing residents from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke, especially the elderly and children who suffer from asthma and other respiratory diseases. "

" Even though I grew up and I didn't always like getting dragged to the meetings or the rallies or the speeches, I developed a very strong respect for participating in a democratic process. "

Julian Castro

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" The only part of my mother's experience that still gets to me is the way she and people like her were looked down upon for asking America to be America, for asking for full and equal participation in our democracy. "

" San Antonio is an ideal market for Major League Soccer. It's time that we put our best foot forward. "

" 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. "

" It's a significant contribution if we can get immigration reform done. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The destiny of the Latino community is interwoven with the destiny of the United States. "

" The Tea Party definitely scored a significant victory with Senator Cruz's election in 2012 and scored victories in some statewide primaries. But to me, as the Tea Party gets stronger within the Republican Party in Texas, the prospect of a blue Texas becomes stronger and stronger. "

" 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. "

" The truth is that the dream of homeownership is out of reach for too many Americans. "

" It's time to remove the stigma associated with promoting homeownership. "

" We believe that housing is a power platform to spark great opportunities in people's lives and help them achieve the American dream. "

" I wanted more people from my city to be able to have the kind of opportunity that I had. "

" Seven presidents before him - Democrats and Republicans - tried to expand health care to all Americans. President Obama got it done. "

" Obviously I'm young and I'm also Hispanic, two important groups in this election. And I'm confident that I can do a good job in articulating why President Obama ought to be the candidate that Americans select for the next four years. "

" My mother dreamed dreams for Joaquin and for me long before we could dream them for ourselves. "

" And my mother fought hard for civil rights so that instead of a mop, I could hold this microphone. "

" 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. "

" Opportunity today, prosperity tomorrow. "

" I'm a recovering politician. "

Julian Castro

Recovering

Politician

" If you're willing to work hard and play by the rules, you should be able to move up. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "