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.
SONIA SOTOMAYORIf 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.
More Sonia Sotomayor Quotes
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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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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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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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As members of the judiciary tasked with intervening to carry out the guarantee of equal protection, we ought not sit back and wish away, rather than confront, the racial inequality that exists in our society.
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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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Remember that no one succeeds alone. Never walk alone in your future paths.
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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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Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see.
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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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It really takes growing up to treasure the specialness of being different.
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The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to speak openly and candidly on the subject of race, and to apply the Constitution with eyes open to the unfortunate effects of centuries of racial discrimination.
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I’ve spent my whole life learning how to do things that were hard for me.
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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 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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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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