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" Our laws are too lax, our justice system too weak - particularly when it comes to violent, dangerous offenders. "
Susana Martinez
Dangerous
System
Weak
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" My parents taught me to never give up and to always believe that my future could be whatever I dreamt it to be. "
Susana Martinez
Never Give Up
Believe
Future
" I hope I've been able to show other young girls that as long as you work hard and you're committed to fight for your education, that anything's possible. "
Susana Martinez
Education
Hope
Fight
" I registered Democrat because my parents did. They were, we were. There was no thinking behind it. "
Susana Martinez
Thinking
Behind
Democrat
" I didn't suddenly become conservative. It was only the label that changed. "
Susana Martinez
Become
Only
Changed
" Certainly, cutting spending is one of the things that can transcend to the federal government. I mean, I think the federal government has grown by leaps and bounds, and they need to look where do they need to cut. "
Susana Martinez
Mean
Government
Look
" I didn't have a whole lot of role models to say, 'This much is possible, versus this much.' So I finally said, 'I think I'd like to be a mayor. I'd like to pull together a city and help do good things.' "
Susana Martinez
Good
Together
Think
" I don't want to be known as a politician. "
Susana Martinez
Want
Known
Politician
" Every judge should have real-time access to the criminal background and history of defendants who appear in their courtrooms - so that sentencing and bail decisions can be made with that information. "
Susana Martinez
Judge
Decisions
History
" Success is the American Dream. And that success is not something to be ashamed of, or to demonize. "
Susana Martinez
American Dream
Success
Dream
" Latinos care about education, yes, so we need reform, not just money. "
Susana Martinez
Need
Education
Care
" We need to grow the private sector in every corner of New Mexico. "
Susana Martinez
Grow
Mexico
Corner
" I am donating $10,000 from my inaugural committee to the 'Pink Pack' because the only way we will find a cure for cancer is by joining together, pooling our resources, and focusing on the lifesaving mission that everyone can fight back against cancer. "
Susana Martinez
Pink
Mission
I Am
" When there is a crisis, how you handle the crisis is just as important as the crisis. "
Susana Martinez
Handle
You
Just
" As a prosecutor, I served victims; I fought to keep communities safe, and in every instance, I knew that it was my job to protect individuals' privacy. "
Susana Martinez
Knew
Safe
Protect
" In many ways, Mitt Romney and I are very different. Different starts in life. Different paths to leadership. Different cultures. "
Susana Martinez
Cultures
Ways
Paths
" I do think we do have to respect the position of the presidency. "
Susana Martinez
Position
Presidency
Think
" I offered early on - I think I was governor about a month when I met President Obama - and said, 'I would like to visit with you in reference to border security, in reference to immigration. I'd like to be part of the discussion because I lived on the border all my life.' I've never received a call. "
Susana Martinez
Security
Think
You
" Gangs have evolved. The stereotypical gang member covered in tattoos and wearing colors does not really exist any more. There's this fear that it could be any kid, but by any kid, that means any Latino kid. "
Susana Martinez
Kid
Latino
Tattoos
" During my administration, we've welcomed a broad and diverse group of industries to New Mexico, including high-tech and traditional manufacturing, health care, information technology and finance. Some are homegrown New Mexico companies; others are global leaders in their industries. "
Susana Martinez
Care
Health
Technology
" When I was a young prosecutor, I got called to testify against my boss. I could have backed down, but I didn't. I stood up to him. And he fired me for it. "
Susana Martinez
Down
Him
Boss
" I was a prosecutor for 25 years. I saw so many 15, 16, even 20 year-olds who could not read, had little hope that they would ever find work, faced more challenges than opportunities in life, dropped out of school at some point, and turned to crime. "
Susana Martinez
Work
Life
Hope
" Sometimes you pay a price for standing up. "
Susana Martinez
Pay
Sometimes
Standing
" You want to earn the vote of every single person you can... It doesn't matter whether individuals are in need of assistance of the government or individuals who are in college; it doesn't matter. "
Susana Martinez
Government
College
Need
" I have to deliver the results I promised because, as the first Hispanic female governor, I'm going to pave a path of some kind. I want it to be one that little Hispanic girls will want to follow. "
Susana Martinez
Kind
Want
Results
" New Mexico is an environment where we are open for business. "
Susana Martinez
Business
Environment
New
" I fear some of our leaders today have lost the courage to stand up. What we have now are politicians. They won't offer real plans, and only stand up when they want to blame someone else. "
Susana Martinez
Courage
Today
Blame
" As the first Hispanic female governor in history, little girls often come up to me in the grocery store or the mall. They look and point, and when they get the courage, they ask 'Are you Susana?' and they run up and give me a hug. "
Susana Martinez
History
Little Girls
Courage
" Unfortunately, New Mexico depends significantly on federal dollars. We have four military bases here in New Mexico. We have two national labs that are very important to our national defense. "
Susana Martinez
Two
Important
Mexico
" Raising taxes does nothing to allow the economy to recover. "
Susana Martinez
Raising
Taxes
Nothing
" I'm an independent thinker. I am a woman. I am a Republican. And I think for myself, and I decide where I vote and how I vote. "
Susana Martinez
Woman
Myself
Think