Joaquin Castro Quotes

#1. I just believe that if I work hard and do well, who knows what the future holds?

Joaquin Castro

#2. A lot of folks feel like my brother and me or other politicians chart out their careers from Day 1 until the end. I've never been like that.

Joaquin Castro

#3. Doing your job requires different modes, and you can't just be stuck in one mode where you're always the shrill outsider screaming at everybody.

Joaquin Castro

#4. I still believe the momentum is there to accomplish comprehensive immigration reform, and I think there is a bipartisan coalition that would pass right now, a pathway to citizenship if Speaker Boehner lets it come to the floor.

Joaquin Castro

#5. Every man's memory is his private literature.

Aldous Huxley

#6. Since becoming mayor in 2009, Julian has worked tirelessly to pursue policies that honor the aspirations of the people he represents. I'm proud that my brother has achieved his dreams, but I'm even more proud of the work he's done to help others achieve theirs.

Joaquin Castro

#7. As a state legislator, I had worked with Republicans and Democrats to pass a number of bills, including some related to higher education and juvenile justice; I'd created what would become San Antonio's largest book drive and literacy campaign.

Joaquin Castro

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

Julian Castro

#9. Some of our best episodes of 'Buffy' were written over a weekend. You can really get in touch with your creative spirit when you're at your most desperate.

Drew Goddard

#10. He's the only person who's entered my world apart from me.

Mika Yamamori

#11. When you're 5 ft. 5 in., have a round Jewish face and wear glasses and refuse to wear contacts, you're going to get offered certain parts. People thought of me as the nerdy guy, even in non-nerdy parts like 'Parenthood.' I didn't feel the need to change anything I was doing - I embraced it.

Rick Moranis

#12. I learned that Congress is a place with more heart than courage; there are more good souls in Washington than brave ones. I learned that the whole is not always the sum of its parts: that what you put in doesn't always match what you get out.

Joaquin Castro

#13. There's no doubt about it: Hillary is the best person to be our 45th president. Hillary has always been a tireless advocate for working families - she's never ceased to make sure everybody has a fair shot at achieving the American Dream.

Joaquin Castro

#14. I'm nothing but envious that you've been happily married for two years. Try hauling your cookies on a new blind date every Friday, only to have your, already extremely low, expectations dashed as you meet men who look like Quasimodo and have Homer Simpson's IQ.

Jane Green

#15. My world was delicately balanced, but the scales never hung even. When something improved, something else had to crumble.

Rebecca Donovan