I savor life. When you have anything that threatens life it prods you into stepping back and really appreciating the value of life and taking from it what you can.
SONIA SOTOMAYORUntil we reach equality in education, we can’t reach equality in the larger society.
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I don’t have a professional aspiration. But I do have a personal one: I want to continue growing as a person. I want to reach out more to people, learn more from them. Ultimately, I would like to be a great justice that people remember with respect and fondness.
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The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.
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Until we reach equality in education, we can’t reach equality in the larger society.
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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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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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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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Remember that no one succeeds alone. Never walk alone in your future paths.
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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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Success is its own reward, but failure is a great teacher too, and not to be feared.
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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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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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Pretending to be a princess is fun, but it is definitely not a career.
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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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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 have always been actively involved in my community, belonging to organizations that promote the interests of Latinos. But I also know that the issues we confront are the same issues, in many respects, as the larger community. So what we do helps not just us but everybody.
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