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.
SONIA SOTOMAYORWhen everyone at school is speaking one language, and a lot of your classmates’ parents also speak it, and you go home and see that your community is different -there is a sense of shame attached to that. It really takes growing up to treasure the specialness of being different.
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Pretending to be a princess is fun, but it is definitely not a career.
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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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Experience has taught me that you cannot value dreams according to the odds of their coming true. Their real value is in stirring within us the will to aspire.
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Diabetes taught me discipline.
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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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Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see.
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My judicial philosophy is fidelity to the law.
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There are no bystanders in life. Our humanity makes us each a part of something greater than ourselves.
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Success is its own reward, but failure is a great teacher too, and not to be feared.
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Remember that no one succeeds alone. Never walk alone in your future paths.
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There are uses to adversity, and they don’t reveal themselves until tested. Whether it’s serious illness, financial hardship, or the simple constraint of parents who speak limited English, difficulty can tap unexpected strengths.
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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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When everyone at school is speaking one language, and a lot of your classmates’ parents also speak it, and you go home and see that your community is different -there is a sense of shame attached to that. It really takes growing up to treasure the specialness of being different.
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There are no bystanders in this life.
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The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.
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