I have never, ever focused on the negative of things. I always look at the positive.
SONIA SOTOMAYORExperience 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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Don’t mistake politeness for lack of strength.
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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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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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My judicial philosophy is fidelity to the law.
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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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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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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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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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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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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 don’t believe we should bend the Constitution under any circumstance. It says what it says. We should do honor to it.
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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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It really takes growing up to treasure the specialness of being different.
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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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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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