Some people choose not to engage the battle and then don’t seek out that kind of success. And others do.
SONIA SOTOMAYORThe Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.
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The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.
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Don’t be shy about making a teacher of any willing party who knows what he or she is doing.
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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 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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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.
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The challenges I have faced – among them material poverty, chronic illness, and being raised by a single mother – are not uncommon, but neither have they kept me from uncommon achievements.
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Until we reach equality in education, we can’t reach equality in the larger society.
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Although wisdom is built on life experiences, the mere accumulation of years guarantees nothing.
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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.
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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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I have never, ever focused on the negative of things. I always look at the positive.
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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 have never had to face anything that could overwhelm the native optimism and stubborn perseverance I was blessed with.
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We have to look and ensure that we’re paying attention to what we’re doing, so that we don’t reflexively institute processes and procedures that exclude people without thought.
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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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Don’t mistake politeness for lack of strength.
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I came to accept during my freshman year that many of the gaps in my knowledge and understanding were simply limits of class and cultural background, not lack of aptitude or application as I’d feared.
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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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My judicial philosophy is fidelity to the law.
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Experience has taught me that you cannot value dreams according to the odds of their coming true. Their real value is in stirring within us the will to aspire.
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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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There are no bystanders in life. Our humanity makes us each a part of something greater than ourselves.
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You can’t dream unless you know what the possibilities are.
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A role model in the flesh provides more than inspiration; his or her very existence is confirmation of possibilities one may have every reason to doubt, saying, “Yes, someone like me can do this.”
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Diabetes taught me discipline.
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The 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.
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