Although wisdom is built on life experiences, the mere accumulation of years guarantees nothing.
SONIA SOTOMAYORWe have to look and ensure that we’re paying attention to what we’re doing, so that we don’t reflexively institute processes and procedures that exclude people without thought.
More Sonia Sotomayor Quotes
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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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As you discover what strength you can draw from your community in this world from which it stands apart, look outward as well as inward. Build bridges instead of walls.
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My judicial philosophy is fidelity to the law.
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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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I 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.
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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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I have never had to face anything that could overwhelm the native optimism and stubborn perseverance I was blessed with.
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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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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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In every position that I’ve been in, there have been naysayers who don’t believe I’m qualified or who don’t believe I can do the work. And I feel a special responsibility to prove them wrong.
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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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Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see.
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The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.
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There are no bystanders in this life.
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It really takes growing up to treasure the specialness of being different.
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