If the system is broken, my inclination is to fix it rather than to fight it. I have faith in the process of the law, and if it is carried out fairly, I can live with the results, whatever they may be.
SONIA SOTOMAYORThe dynamism of any diverse community depends not only on the diversity itself but on promoting a sense of belonging among those who formerly would have been considered and felt themselves outsiders.
More Sonia Sotomayor Quotes
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Pretending to be a princess is fun, but it is definitely not a career.
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To me, lawyering is the height of service – and being involved in this profession is a gift.
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Although wisdom is built on life experiences, the mere accumulation of years guarantees nothing.
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Until we reach equality in education, we can’t reach equality in the larger society.
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The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.
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As you discover what strength you can draw from your community in this world from which it stands apart, look outward as well as inward. Build bridges instead of walls.
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If I write a book where all I’ve ever experienced is success, people won’t take a positive lesson from it. In being candid, I have to own up to my own failures, both in my marriage and in my work environment.
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You can’t dream unless you know what the possibilities are.
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I don’t believe we should bend the Constitution under any circumstance. It says what it says. We should do honor to it.
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The truth is that since childhood I had cultivated an existential independence. It came from perceiving the adults around me as unreliable, and without it I felt I wouldn’t have survived. I cared deeply for everyone in my family, but in the end I depended on myself.
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I strive never to forget the real world consequences of my decisions on individuals, businesses and government.
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The President Barack Obama had suggested that I not watch the news during the confirmation process. I assiduously followed his advice.
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I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences. Today is one of those experiences.
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I was fifteen years old when I understood how it is that things break down: people can’t imagine someone else’s point of view.
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As members of the judiciary tasked with intervening to carry out the guarantee of equal protection, we ought not sit back and wish away, rather than confront, the racial inequality that exists in our society.
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