My dad came from Cuba when he was a teenager not speaking English. And I grew up here speaking Spanglish. That's the world in which I grew up and that's a world in which a lot of second generation immigrants find themselves.

Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.

God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.

The culture is going into a psychological depression. We are concerned about our place in the world about being competitive: Will my children have as much as I have? Will I ever own my own home? How can I pay for a new car? Are immigrants taking away my white world?

Patience is the most necessary quality for business many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request.

The duty of government is to leave commerce to its own capital and credit as well as all other branches of business protecting all in their legal pursuits granting exclusive privileges to none.

Our worldly successes cannot be guaranteed but our ability to achieve spiritual success is entirely up to us thanks to the grace of God. The best advice I know is to give is to give those worldly things your best but never your all - reserve the ultimate hope for the only one who can grant it.

Everyone can identify with a fragrant garden with beauty of sunset with the quiet of nature with a warm and cozy cottage.

A person however learned and qualified in his life's work in whom gratitude is absent is devoid of that beauty of character which makes personality fragrant.