Words matter. These are the best Lionel Sosa Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Remember that our Spanish conquerors, for their own benefit, deliberately created an oppressed underclass whose collective psyche became rooted in passivity and underachievement.
The Latino vote has to be earned just like any other.
I can’t imagine what this great country would be like if the Mexican Revolution hadn’t happened.
Immigrants have always come into the country with low levels of education. Whether it’s the Irish or Italian or Polish, here is the land of opportunity. It’s where people come in at the bottom and build themselves up. To try to bring in people who have already made it is un-American.
When I started Sosa & Associates, there were only 3 million Latinos in the U.S. and only four Hispanic-specialized marketing agencies.I had one little goal for our small San Antonio-based agency: to be the largest Hispanic-specialized agency in the United States. We planned for our success and achieved our goal.
My guess is the great majority of teachers would welcome a system where innovation is embraced, where their hard work and their students’ achievement are applauded and rewarded.
Mexico is so close to us. No matter how long we stay here, we identify as Americans first, but we also have a place for our mother country. That is very visible in San Antonio.
Anger does not solve problems – anger only makes things worse. I go by the old saying, ‘Don’t make important decisions when you’re angry.’
If college expectations are not taught at home, teach them in school.
If you lose, you can’t lead. If you don’t lead, you’re irrelevant. Winning is what it’s all about in politics.
Be proud of your Latino culture and do the best work you can do, and you will always succeed.
