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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

Every 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.
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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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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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We apply law to facts. We don’t apply feelings to facts.
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Difference Fact Feelings Law
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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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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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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To me, lawyering is the height of service – and being involved in this profession is a gift.
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I do know one thing about me: I don’t measure myself by others’ expectations or let others define my worth.
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A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence.
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Don’t be shy about making a teacher of any willing party who knows what he or she is doing.
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I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences. Today is one of those experiences.
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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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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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There are no bystanders in this life.
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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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