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The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.

Sonia Sotomayor

There are no bystanders in life. Our humanity makes us each a part of something greater than ourselves.
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Greatness Humanity Life Ourselves Stand
Some people choose not to engage the battle and then don’t seek out that kind of success. And others do.
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Battle Choice Engagement Kindness People Seek
The truth is that since childhood I had cultivated an existential independence. It came from perceiving the adults around me as unreliable, and without it I felt I wouldn’t have survived. I cared deeply for everyone in my family, but in the end I depended on myself.
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Adult Care Children End Existence Interdependence Myself Truth
Don’t mistake politeness for lack of strength.
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Mistake Polite Strength
We educated, privileged lawyers have a professional and moral duty to represent the underrepresented in our society, to ensure that justice exists for all, both legal and economic justice.
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Economics Education Justice Legal Moral Privilege Professional Representation Society
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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Book Environment Experience Failure Myself People Success Work Writing
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 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
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
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
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 was a keen observer and listener. I picked up on clues. I figured things out logically, and I enjoyed puzzles. I loved the clear, focused feeling that came when I concentrated on solving a problem and everything else faded out.
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Enjoyment Fade Listening Logic Myself Observation Problem
I have never, ever focused on the negative of things. I always look at the positive.
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Focus Myself Negative Positive
Although wisdom is built on life experiences, the mere accumulation of years guarantees nothing.
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Build Experience Life Philosophy Wisdom
Success is its own reward, but failure is a great teacher too, and not to be feared.
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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

The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.

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