At 18, I guarded the parking lot at the Catholic church bingos. Now my dad made sure I could take care of myself. I carried a Smith and Wesson 357 magnum. – Susana Martinez
My dad was a golden gloves boxer in the Marine Corps, then a deputy sheriff. My mom worked as an office assistant. – Susana Martinez
My parents taught me to never give up and to always believe that my future could be whatever I dreamt it to be. – Susana Martinez
I fear some of our leaders today have lost the courage to stand up. What we have now are politicians. They wont offer real plans, and only stand up when they want to blame someone else. – Susana Martinez
The victory of Christianity over paganism was the greatest psychic revolution in the history of our culture. By destroying pagan animism, Christianity made it possible to exploit nature in a mood of indifference to the feelings of natural objects. – Lynn I. White, Jr., Science, 10 March 1967