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.
SONIA SOTOMAYORYou know, failure hurts. Any kind of failure stings. If you live in the sting, you will – undoubtedly – fail. My way of getting past the sting is to say no, I’m just not going to let this get me down.
More Sonia Sotomayor Quotes
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I do know one thing about me: I don’t measure myself by others’ expectations or let others define my worth.
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It really takes growing up to treasure the specialness of being different.
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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 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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My judicial philosophy is fidelity to the law.
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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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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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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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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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Success is its own reward, but failure is a great teacher too, and not to be feared.
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I have never, ever focused on the negative of things. I always look at the positive.
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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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Remember that no one succeeds alone. Never walk alone in your future paths.
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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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To me, lawyering is the height of service – and being involved in this profession is a gift.
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