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The President Barack Obama had suggested that I not watch the news during the confirmation process. I assiduously followed his advice.

Sonia Sotomayor

The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.
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Fire Forever Myself
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
I’ve spent my whole life learning how to do things that were hard for me.
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Hard Learning Life Myself
It really takes growing up to treasure the specialness of being different.
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Different Growth
If your child marches to a different beat, a different drummer, you might just have to go along with that music. Help them achieve what’s important to them.
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Achievement Children Different Help Music Yourself
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
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
A role model in the flesh provides more than inspiration; his or her very existence is confirmation of possibilities one may have every reason to doubt, saying, “Yes, someone like me can do this.”
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Existence Inspirational Model Myself Possible Reason Role
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 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
Until we reach equality in education, we can’t reach equality in the larger society.
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Education Equality Reach Society
Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see.
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Choice Experience Judgement Personal See
When everyone at school is speaking one language, and a lot of your classmates’ parents also speak it, and you go home and see that your community is different -there is a sense of shame attached to that. It really takes growing up to treasure the specialness of being different.
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Attachment Community Different Growth Home Language Parents See Shame Talk Yourself
Diabetes taught me discipline.
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Discipline Myself One Liner Sick Teaching
You can’t dream unless you know what the possibilities are.
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Dreams Possible Yourself
Experience has taught me that you cannot value dreams according to the odds of their coming true. Their real value is in stirring within us the will to aspire.
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Aspiration Dreams Experience Reality True Value

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