Quotes October 20, 2025

Books are medicine. What heals me may not be the right prescription for anyone else.
Sandra Cisneros,
poet, writer
Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15 to Oct. 15
 
 
 
 
The greatest thing you have is your self image, a positive opinion of yourself. You must never let anyone take it from you.
Jaime Escalante,
educator
National Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15 to Oct. 15
 
 
 
 
I hope to continue to inspire our nation’s youth to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math so they, too, may reach for the stars.
I’ll tell you, being involved in human space flight, it is an emotional endeavor.
Ellen Ochoa,
astronaut
Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15 to Oct. 15
 
 
 
 
This life takes a lot more courage than I ever gave it credit for.
Junot Diaz,
writer, educator, recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
National Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15 to Oct. 15
 
 
 
 
Action is the antidote to despair.
Joan Baez,
singer-songwriter, musician, activist
National Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15 to Oct. 15