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I know the enormous joy of feeling that your life has been dedicated to helping others, and also the enormous frustration of public life.

— Alicia Menendez

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But the truth is that without my gringa mother, I might not be as proud to be Latina as I am today.

Be ambitious, be wildly ambitious, because if you constantly run up against people who are telling you ‘no,’ ambition is the only thing that motors you through.

You can’t have a private life as an elected official. It’s not a family-friendly institution.

I think what makes that extra complicated is that we're living in a moment where we're told that great leaders are authentic leaders.

Women and girls across cultures are socialized to care what other people think about them.

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