Although wisdom is built on life experiences, the mere accumulation of years guarantees nothing.
SONIA SOTOMAYORAlthough wisdom is built on life experiences, the mere accumulation of years guarantees nothing.
SONIA SOTOMAYORI have never had to face anything that could overwhelm the native optimism and stubborn perseverance I was blessed with.
SONIA SOTOMAYORPretending to be a princess is fun, but it is definitely not a career.
SONIA SOTOMAYORUntil we reach equality in education, we can’t reach equality in the larger society.
SONIA SOTOMAYORWe apply law to facts. We don’t apply feelings to facts.
SONIA SOTOMAYORIf your child marches to a different beat, a different drummer, you might just have to go along with that music. Help them achieve what’s important to them.
SONIA SOTOMAYORWithout 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.
SONIA SOTOMAYORMy diabetes is such a central part of my life… it did teach me discipline, it also taught me about moderation. I’ve trained myself to be super-vigilant because I feel better when I am in control.
SONIA SOTOMAYORIf 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.
SONIA SOTOMAYORThrough 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.
SONIA SOTOMAYORYou make your life choices understanding that you might and do have to work harder to prove yourself.
SONIA SOTOMAYORAs 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.
SONIA SOTOMAYORI 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.
SONIA SOTOMAYORThere are no bystanders in this life.
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.
SONIA SOTOMAYORExperience 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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