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Diabetes taught me discipline.

Sonia Sotomayor

I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge regardless of their background or life experiences.
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Diabetes taught me discipline.
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I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences. Today is one of those experiences.
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My 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.
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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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To me, lawyering is the height of service – and being involved in this profession is a gift.
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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 have never had to face anything that could overwhelm the native optimism and stubborn perseverance I was blessed with.
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A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence.
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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 do know one thing about me: I don’t measure myself by others’ expectations or let others define my worth.
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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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Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see.
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The truth is that since childhood I had cultivated an existential independence. It came from perceiving the adults around me as unreliable, and without it I felt I wouldn’t have survived. I cared deeply for everyone in my family, but in the end I depended on myself.
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I don’t have a professional aspiration. But I do have a personal one: I want to continue growing as a person. I want to reach out more to people, learn more from them. Ultimately, I would like to be a great justice that people remember with respect and fondness.
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I savor life. When you have anything that threatens life it prods you into stepping back and really appreciating the value of life and taking from it what you can.
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Diabetes taught me discipline.

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