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There are uses to adversity, and they don’t reveal themselves until tested. Whether it’s serious illness, financial hardship, or the simple constraint of parents who speak limited English, difficulty can tap unexpected strengths.

Sonia Sotomayor

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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Citizenship Ideas Life Myself People Question Relationship Thinking
There are uses to adversity, and they don’t reveal themselves until tested. Whether it’s serious illness, financial hardship, or the simple constraint of parents who speak limited English, difficulty can tap unexpected strengths.
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Adversity Difficult Expectation Limitation Reveal Serious Sick Simplicity Strength
Pretending to be a princess is fun, but it is definitely not a career.
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Career Fun Pretend
As 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.
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Build Community Discover Stand Strength Wall Yourself
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
The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.
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Fire Forever Myself
If I write a book where all I’ve ever experienced is success, people won’t take a positive lesson from it. In being candid, I have to own up to my own failures, both in my marriage and in my work environment.
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Book Environment Experience Failure Myself People Success Work Writing
I have never had to face anything that could overwhelm the native optimism and stubborn perseverance I was blessed with.
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Blessing Face Myself Native Perseverance
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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Bad Believe Experience Goodness Judgement Life Opportunity Person
I think that even someone who got into an institution through affirmative action could prove they were qualified by what they accomplished there.
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Accomplishment Action Institution Myself Quality Thinking
I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences. Today is one of those experiences.
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Blessing Experience Myself Opportunity Ordinary Person
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
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
Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see.
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Choice Experience Judgement Personal See
There are no bystanders in this life.
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Life One Liner Stand
To me, lawyering is the height of service – and being involved in this profession is a gift.
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Gift Law Myself Professional Service

There are uses to adversity, and they don’t reveal themselves until tested. Whether it’s serious illness, financial hardship, or the simple constraint of parents who speak limited English, difficulty can tap unexpected strengths.

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There are uses to adversity, and they don’t reveal themselves until tested. Whether it’s serious illness, financial hardship, or the simple constraint of parents who speak limited English, difficulty can tap unexpected strengths.

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