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Although wisdom is built on life experiences, the mere accumulation of years guarantees nothing.

Sonia Sotomayor

A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence.
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Confidence Effort
Although wisdom is built on life experiences, the mere accumulation of years guarantees nothing.
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Build Experience Life Philosophy Wisdom
Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see.
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Choice Experience Judgement Personal See
The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to speak openly and candidly on the subject of race, and to apply the Constitution with eyes open to the unfortunate effects of centuries of racial discrimination.
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Constitution Discrimination Eyes Race Stop Talk Way
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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Battle Choice Engagement Kindness People Seek
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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Age Break Imagination Myself Old People Time Understand View
I’ve spent my whole life learning how to do things that were hard for me.
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Hard Learning Life Myself
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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Business Gift Government Help Law Person Professional Representation Service Try
Through reading, I escaped the bad parts of my life in the South Bronx. And, through books, I got to travel the world and the universe. It, to me, was a passport out of my childhood and it remains a way – through the power of words – to change the world.
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Bad Book Escape Life Myself Power Reading Travel Universe Word
I strive never to forget the real world consequences of my decisions on individuals, businesses and government.
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Business Decision Forget Government Reality World
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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Believe Myself Position Qualification Responsibility Work Wrong
The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.
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Fire Forever Myself
Remember that no one succeeds alone. Never walk alone in your future paths.
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Alone Future Oneself Path Remember Success Walk
You can’t dream unless you know what the possibilities are.
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Dreams Possible Yourself
Success is its own reward, but failure is a great teacher too, and not to be feared.
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Failure Fear Greatness Reward Success Teacher
Don’t be shy about making a teacher of any willing party who knows what he or she is doing.
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Herself Party Shy Teacher Willing

Although wisdom is built on life experiences, the mere accumulation of years guarantees nothing.

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