Diabetes taught me discipline.
SONIA SOTOMAYORDiabetes taught me discipline.
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 SOTOMAYORI’ve spent my whole life learning how to do things that were hard for me.
SONIA SOTOMAYORA surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence.
SONIA SOTOMAYORI have come to believe that in order to thrive, a child must have at least one adult in her life who shows her unconditional love, respect, and confidence.
SONIA SOTOMAYORTo me, lawyering is the height of service – and being involved in this profession is a gift.
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 SOTOMAYORSuccess is its own reward, but failure is a great teacher too, and not to be feared.
SONIA SOTOMAYORIf 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.
SONIA SOTOMAYORI have never, ever focused on the negative of things. I always look at the positive.
SONIA SOTOMAYORSome people choose not to engage the battle and then don’t seek out that kind of success. And others do.
SONIA SOTOMAYORIf 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.
SONIA SOTOMAYORUntil we reach equality in education, we can’t reach equality in the larger society.
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 SOTOMAYOREvery lawyer, no matter whom they represent, is trying to help someone, whether it’s a person, a corporation, a government entity, or a small or big business. To me, lawyering is the height of service – and being involved in this profession is a gift.
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.
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