Maria Das Gracas Silva Foster Quotes

#1. I always studied because I knew I had to. I needed to survive and take care of my mother.

Maria Das Gracas Silva Foster

#2. We didn't have much money. My whole extended family used to help us, and buy us books and food. It was hard, and there were things I didn't want to talk about. But at the end I was a happy girl.

Maria Das Gracas Silva Foster

#3. I thank my mother, Terezinha, for the power of her transforming love.

Maria Das Gracas Silva Foster

#4. I have two children. I gave up a lot for my career, but I'm very happy for it. I've done what I've always thought was best for me and my family.

Maria Das Gracas Silva Foster

#5. My childhood was happy, joyful but very difficult.

Maria Das Gracas Silva Foster

#6. It was not easy to get to where I am. My challenge is to learn to deal with the jokes that are common among men that I heard and continue to hear sometimes among men.

Maria Das Gracas Silva Foster

#7. I am a focused person. I am a fighter.

Maria Das Gracas Silva Foster

#8. I lived in Complexo do Alemao until I was 12, dealt with domestic violence in my childhood and faced difficulties in life.

Maria Das Gracas Silva Foster