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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.

Sonia Sotomayor

My diabetes is such a central part of my life… it did teach me discipline, it also taught me about moderation. I’ve trained myself to be super-vigilant because I feel better when I am in control.
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I have come to believe that in order to thrive, a child must have at least one adult in her life who shows her unconditional love, respect, and confidence.
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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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I strive never to forget the real world consequences of my decisions on individuals, businesses and government.
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Although wisdom is built on life experiences, the mere accumulation of years guarantees nothing.
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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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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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It really takes growing up to treasure the specialness of being different.
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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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You can’t dream unless you know what the possibilities are.
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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 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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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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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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Through reading, I escaped the bad parts of my life in the South Bronx. And, through books, I got to travel the world and the universe. It, to me, was a passport out of my childhood and it remains a way – through the power of words – to change the world.
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You know, failure hurts. Any kind of failure stings. If you live in the sting, you will – undoubtedly – fail. My way of getting past the sting is to say no, I’m just not going to let this get me down.
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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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