A Quote by Susana Martinez

Growing up, I never imagined a girl from a border town could one day become a governor.

Susana Martinez

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Susana Martinez
American - Politician
Born: July 14, 1959

Growing up I never imagined a little girl from a border town could one day become a governor. But this is America. In America algo es possible.

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Growing up, I'd never heard of any female producers or songwriters. I didn't know you could be a girl and produce, which is terrible.

Astrid S

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Marsha Blackburn

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Susana Martinez

I could never have imagined that, so early in my career, that I'd be ticking off boxes that I've dreamed about since I was a little girl.

Ella Mai

My grandmother was not a U.S. citizen. Growing up along the border, you see the real human side of immigration - not the picture often drawn by politicians far removed from the border.

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Dita Von Teese

I live in a town that's two and a half hours from the border. I know people who have lived in San Antonio for generations, sometimes seven generations, their families are from there, and they are of Mexican descent, and they've never gone farther than the border.

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