“My parents both made it to ninth grade and then dropped out, so I just...” — Tecia Torres Quote

“My parents both made it to ninth grade and then dropped out, so I just want to have that higher education so when I have kids one day I'll be able to tell them and I'll be a better role model for them.”

“Martial arts will always be a part of my life. I started when I was five, and if I don't open a school one day or teach or manage, I would still practice to stay in shape.”

“It's just in your nature when you're an athlete to be competitive in everything.”

“The system in Sweden is great because you get free healthcare and free education; someone who doesn't have a lot of money can become a doctor or lawyer. There's good paternity and maternity leave - the U.S. is probably the only civilised country in the world that doesn't give parents anything.”

“The work of popular education, the temperance movement, the peace movement, are to a great extent carried on by the young. Their meetings show that the young understand one of their tasks: that of bringing together the different classes through social intercourse.”