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A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence.

Sonia Sotomayor

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Although I grew up in very modest and challenging circumstances, I consider my life to be immeasurably rich.
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Challenge Growth Life Modesty Myself Rich
Until we reach equality in education, we can’t reach equality in the larger society.
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Education Equality Reach Society
I’ve spent my whole life learning how to do things that were hard for me.
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Hard Learning Life Myself
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
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 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
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
I have never, ever focused on the negative of things. I always look at the positive.
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Focus Myself Negative Positive
If 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.
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Children Competition Goodness Live Ourselves Poor Preparation Program
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
A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence.
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Confidence Effort
My judicial philosophy is fidelity to the law.
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Judiciary Law Myself Philosophy
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
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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Better Control Discipline Feeling Life Myself Sick Teaching Training
Diabetes taught me discipline.
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Discipline Myself One Liner Sick Teaching
I was fifteen years old when I understood how it is that things break down: people can’t imagine someone else’s point of view.
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Age Break Imagination Myself Old People Time Understand View

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