Julian Castro famous quotes

04-17-2025

The American dream is not a sprint, or even a marathon, but a relay. 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. My grandmother never owned a house. She cleaned other people's houses so she could afford to rent her own. But she saw her daughter become the first in her family to graduate from college. And my mother fought hard for civil rights so that instead of a mop, I could hold this microphone.
-- Julian Castro

#Daughter #Mother #Dream
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

#War #Men #Tragedy
In the end, the American dream is not a sprint, or even a marathon, but a relay. 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

#Dream #Generations #Lines
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.
-- Julian Castro

#Grandmother #Opportunity #Generations
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

#Grandmother #Two #People
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

#Journey #America #Special
As my family story shows, Latinos have been a blessing for USA for many generations. The future of America depends in part on the success of the Latino community, and this opportunity is just one more signifier of that.
-- Julian Castro

#Blessing #Opportunity #Usa
When it comes to letting people marry whomever they love, Mitt Romney says, 'No.
-- Julian Castro

#People
Opportunity today, prosperity tomorrow.
-- Julian Castro

#Opportunity #Today #Tomorrow
I wanted to be a quarterback. I used to like Johnny Unitas, the old quarterback for the Colts.
-- Julian Castro

#Used #Colts #Quarterback
I understand Spanish better than I speak it.
-- Julian Castro

#Speak
I couldn't help but to think back to my classmates at Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio. They had the same talent, the same brains, the same dreams as the folks we sat with at Stanford and Harvard. I realized the difference wasn't one of intelligence or drive. The difference was opportunity.
-- Julian Castro

#Dream #School #Opportunity
Mitt Romney has undergone an extreme makeover, and it ainâ€™t pretty.
-- Julian Castro

#Makeovers #Extremes
The American dream is not a sprint or even a marathon but a relay.
-- Julian Castro

#Dream #Marathon #Relays
You can't be pro-business unless you're pro-education..
-- Julian Castro
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

#Mother #Brother #Children
[M]y mother fought hard for civil rights so that instead of a mop, I could hold this microphone. And while she may be proud of me tonight, I've got to tell you, Mom, I'm even more proud of you. Thank you, Mom.
-- Julian Castro

#Mom #Mother #Rights
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

#Believe #Opportunity #Texas

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