Lencina Gutierrez Quotes

There are not two histories, one profane and one sacred, 'juxtaposed' or 'closely linked.' Rather there is only one human destiny. ~ Gustavo Gutierrez

But I want you to know, and I want you to have it very clear that I did NOT quit on each and everyone of you. No. Because you guys have never quitted on me. ~ Oscar Gutierrez

If it doesn't feel like your heart
is either drowning or is being set on fire
then it probably isn't worth it at all.

Love is all consuming.
It is the perfect murder,
the sweetest suicide.

Let it kill you.

It's worth it, I swear. ~ Danabelle Gutierrez

The politics, policies, the President [Barack Obama] and the American people are all pointing in the right direction to fix our immigration system and pass legislation this year. ~ Luis Gutierrez

You know what I find adorable and amusing about you?" she asked.
Sigh. "What?"
"Your determination to always warn people about yourself."
"I feel like my life is one big disclaimer."
"It seems like a lot of work."
"It's only fair to give everyone the chance to run away first. ~ Christopher Gutierrez

So you say you love the poor? Name them. ~ Gustavo Gutierrez

The denunciation of injustice implies the rejection of the use of Christianity to legitimize the established order. ~ Gustavo Gutierrez

You said: "Wait for the moon with me."
I stayed. I waited. The moon never came. ~ Danabelle Gutierrez

The core belief of the [Day of the Dead] is so poetic and simple: as long as we remember those who have passed away, as long as we tell their stories, sing their songs, tell their jokes, cook their favorite meals, THEN they are with us, around us, and in our hearts. The moment we forget them, [...] then they are truly gone.
(The Art of the Book of Life, Introduction) ~ Jorge R. Gutierrez

We watched the U.S. citizenship immigration services web site in March. They had six million, two hundred thousand hits, and two million people downloaded applications for citizenship. So what we're doing is attempting to help people in that process. ~ Luis Gutierrez

To hope does not mean to know the future, but rather to be open, in an attitude of spiritual childhood, to accepting it as a gift. ~ Gustavo Gutierrez

Since the Enlightenment, the political order is an order of freedom. The political structures are no longer given, previous to man's freedom, but are rather realities based on freedom, taken on and modified by man ... This new definition of politics carefully distinguishes between state and society. The distinction ... allows us to differentiate between the public sphere of the state of the Church (or the combination of them) as powers from the public sphere 'in which the interests of all men as a social group are expressed. ~ Gustavo Gutierrez

Don't waste a single moment to stay with your parents, cause maybe it could be your last moment with them. ~ Miguel Angel Saez Gutierrez

Through the persons who explicitly accept his Word, the Lord reveals the world to itself. ~ Gustavo Gutierrez

Charity is today a 'political charity.' ... it means the transformation of a society structured to benefit a few who appropriate to themselves the value of the work of others. This transformation ought to be directed toward a radical change in the foundation of society, that is, the private ownership of the means of production. ~ Gustavo Gutierrez

There is this kind of sense in the immigrant community, first we were going to do immigration reform, but then 9/11 happened. ~ Luis Gutierrez

Because the truth is, today's immigrants, as they have for generation after generation, work the longest hours at the hardest jobs for the lowest pay, jobs that are just about impossible to fill. ~ Luis Gutierrez

And let us not forget the Social Security system. Recent studies show that undocumented workers sustain the Social Security system with a subsidy as much as $7 billion a year. Let me repeat that: $7 billion a year. ~ Luis Gutierrez

Cuba may be the only place in the world where you can be yourself and more than yourself at the same time ~ Pedro Juan Gutierrez

Keep your heart in the game and your eyes on the prize. ~ Nathania Gutierrez

In the final analysis, poverty means death: lack of food and housing, the inability to attend properly to health and education needs, the exploitation of workers, permanent unemployment, the lack of respect for one's human dignity, and unjust limitations placed on personal freedom in the areas of self-expression, politics, and religion. ~ Gustavo Gutierrez

Mr. Speaker, our Nation depends on immigrants' labor, and I hope we can create an immigration system as dependable as they are. ~ Luis Gutierrez

There is no assurance that people are willing to surrender their impressions even if you have presented them a moving case. ~ Gutierrez Mangansakan II

Is the Church fulfilling a purely religious role when by its silence or friendly relationships it lends legitimacy to dictatorial and oppressive government? ~ Gustavo Gutierrez

I will argue until my last breath for a pathway to citizenship that is quick and efficient because I want to end this chapter. I want to end it ... But let me say, conversely, I am as committed as any Republican to ending illegal immigration as we know it ... They want to end it. So do I. ~ Luis Gutierrez

Did you tell them that you made love to the poet?
Did you tell them that our lovechild is an elegy? ~ Danabelle Gutierrez

But there is one thing that is privileged to be a paradoxical sign of God, in relation to which men are able to manifest their deepest commitment
our Neighbor. The sacrament of our Neighbor!'
Congar ~ Gustavo Gutierrez

You know, every morning that I wake up ... I realize that being World Champion is a gift. And let me be the one to tell you I'm loving every minute of it! ~ Oscar Gutierrez

Drink wine in new cities.
Forget that you were ever
intoxicated by the vowels
of his name. ~ Danabelle Gutierrez

Christendom is not primarily a mental construct. It is above all a fact, indeed the longest historical experience the Church has had. Hence the deep impact it has made on its life and thought. ~ Gustavo Gutierrez

Simple and easy does not mean it is not important ~ Thomas Gutierrez

Liberation from every form of exploitation, the possibility of a more human and dignified life, the creation of a new humankind - all pass through this struggle. ~ Gustavo Gutierrez

The underlying part of any comprehensive immigration bill is family unit. ~ Luis Gutierrez

The greatest joy of the oppressed people, is enjoying his freedom while,
the greatest misfortune of the oppressors is to suffer for the joy of his people. ~ Miguel Angel Saez Gutierrez

you see, the thing is, I just don't know
how to write anything that doesn't
start with a lump in my throat.
And I really don't know how to write anything
that doesn't end with your hands on my neck. ~ Danabelle Gutierrez

We take it for granted that Jesus was not interested in political life: his mission was purely religious. Indeed we have witnessed ... the 'iconization' of the life of Jesus: 'This is a Jesus of hieratic, stereotyped gestures, all representing theological themes. In this way, the life of Jesus is no longer a human life, submerged in history, but a theological life
an icon. ~ Gustavo Gutierrez

People wanted to see Rey Mysterio and PsIcosis in a match, and we had such a great chemistry. I don't think there was anyone at that time who could match what we were bringing to the table. ~ Oscar Gutierrez

Decades from now, my grandchild is going to be a poet... And she's going to write about how she's a living testament to how her grandmother made love to hurricane and calmed the storm. ~ Danabelle Gutierrez

The first summer that we spent together,
we did so many obscene things to each other, that
by the end of it, the trees blushed a shy shade of scarlet,
leaves falling to the ground, scandalized by our acts. ~ Danabelle Gutierrez