A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence.
SONIA SOTOMAYORIf 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.
More Sonia Sotomayor Quotes
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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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The dynamism of any diverse community depends not only on the diversity itself but on promoting a sense of belonging among those who formerly would have been considered and felt themselves outsiders.
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You make your life choices understanding that you might and do have to work harder to prove yourself.
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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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To me, lawyering is the height of service – and being involved in this profession is a gift.
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I came to accept during my freshman year that many of the gaps in my knowledge and understanding were simply limits of class and cultural background, not lack of aptitude or application as I’d feared.
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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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An alcoholic father, poverty, my own juvenile diabetes, the limited English my parents spoke – although my mother has become completely bilingual since. All these things intrude on what most people think of as happiness.
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The challenges I have faced – among them material poverty, chronic illness, and being raised by a single mother – are not uncommon, but neither have they kept me from uncommon achievements.
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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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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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We 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.
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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 strive never to forget the real world consequences of my decisions on individuals, businesses and government.
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There are no bystanders in this life.
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