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Although wisdom is built on life experiences, the mere accumulation of years guarantees nothing.

Sonia Sotomayor

Remember that no one succeeds alone. Never walk alone in your future paths.
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Alone Future Oneself Path Remember Success Walk
Don’t mistake politeness for lack of strength.
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Mistake Polite Strength
I realized that people had an unreal image of me, that somehow I was a god on Mount Olympus. I decided that if I were going to make use of my role as a Supreme Court Justice, it would be to inspire people to realize that, first, I was just like them and second, if I could do it, so could they.
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Decision God Image Justice Myself People Reality Reputation
Until we reach equality in education, we can’t reach equality in the larger society.
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Education Equality Reach Society
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
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 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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Aspiration Growth Justice Learning Myself People Personal Professional Remember
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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Advice Myself President Process
Pretending to be a princess is fun, but it is definitely not a career.
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Career Fun Pretend
Don’t be shy about making a teacher of any willing party who knows what he or she is doing.
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Herself Party Shy Teacher Willing
The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.
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Fire Forever Myself
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
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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Bad Book Escape Life Myself Power Reading Travel Universe Word
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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Break Carry Fight Live Myself Process Result System
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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Born Difference Experience Inheritance Judgement Nation Ourselves
A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence.
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Confidence Effort

Although wisdom is built on life experiences, the mere accumulation of years guarantees nothing.

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