I have come to believe that in order to thrive, a child must have at least one adult in her life who shows her unconditional love, respect, and confidence.
SONIA SOTOMAYORDiabetes taught me discipline.
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Diabetes taught me discipline.
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In every position that I’ve been in, there have been naysayers who don’t believe I’m qualified or who don’t believe I can do the work. And I feel a special responsibility to prove them wrong.
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Some people choose not to engage the battle and then don’t seek out that kind of success. And others do.
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I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.
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I have never, ever focused on the negative of things. I always look at the positive.
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Without question, so many people, throughout my life, never think of Puerto Rico as part of the United States. Many people have no idea what the relationship is between Puerto Rico and the United States. And certainly, I have been asked if we are citizens.
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You make your life choices understanding that you might and do have to work harder to prove yourself.
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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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Don’t mistake politeness for lack of strength.
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We apply law to facts. We don’t apply feelings to facts.
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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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Until we reach equality in education, we can’t reach equality in the larger society.
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Every lawyer, no matter whom they represent, is trying to help someone, whether it’s a person, a corporation, a government entity, or a small or big business. To me, lawyering is the height of service – and being involved in this profession is a gift.
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A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence.
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If you’re poor, you don’t often live near a good school. If it’s a competitive public school program, our kids are not prepared to enter those programs.
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Although wisdom is built on life experiences, the mere accumulation of years guarantees nothing.
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I have always been actively involved in my community, belonging to organizations that promote the interests of Latinos. But I also know that the issues we confront are the same issues, in many respects, as the larger community. So what we do helps not just us but everybody.
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It really takes growing up to treasure the specialness of being different.
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Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see.
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I have never had to face anything that could overwhelm the native optimism and stubborn perseverance I was blessed with.
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The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.
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There are no bystanders in life. Our humanity makes us each a part of something greater than ourselves.
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Pretending to be a princess is fun, but it is definitely not a career.
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Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences…our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging.
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I realized that people had an unreal image of me, that somehow I was a god on Mount Olympus. I decided that if I were going to make use of my role as a Supreme Court Justice, it would be to inspire people to realize that, first, I was just like them and second, if I could do it, so could they.
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Although I grew up in very modest and challenging circumstances, I consider my life to be immeasurably rich.
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