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Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "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."

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.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "I do know one thing about me: I don't measure myself by others' expectations or let others define my worth."

I do know one thing about me: I don't measure myself by others' expectations or let others define my worth.




Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "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."

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.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life."

I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life.




Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "Remember that no one succeeds alone. Never walk alone in your future paths."

Remember that no one succeeds alone. Never walk alone in your future paths.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences...our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging."

Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences...our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "Until we reach equality in education, we can't reach equality in the larger society."

Until we reach equality in education, we can't reach equality in the larger society.




Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever."

The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "There are no bystanders in life [...] Our humanity makes us each a part of something greater than ourselves."

There are no bystanders in life [...] Our humanity makes us each a part of something greater than ourselves.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "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."

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.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "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."

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 Sotomayor Quotes: "A role model in the flesh provides more than inspiration; his or her very existence is confirmation of possibilities one may have every reason to doubt, saying, "Yes, someone like me can do this.""

A role model in the flesh provides more than inspiration; his or her very existence is confirmation of possibilities one may have every reason to doubt, saying, "Yes, someone like me can do this."




Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "My job as a prosecutor is to do justice. And justice is served when a guilty man is convicted and an innocent man is not."

My job as a prosecutor is to do justice. And justice is served when a guilty man is convicted and an innocent man is not.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "Don't mistake politeness for lack of strength."

Don't mistake politeness for lack of strength.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "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."

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.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "To me, lawyering is the height of service - and being involved in this profession is a gift."

To me, lawyering is the height of service - and being involved in this profession is a gift.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "We apply law to facts. We don't apply feelings to facts."

We apply law to facts. We don't apply feelings to facts.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "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."

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.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "I have never had to face anything that could overwhelm the native optimism and stubborn perseverance I was blessed with."

I have never had to face anything that could overwhelm the native optimism and stubborn perseverance I was blessed with.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "Pretending to be a princess is fun, but it is definitely not a career."

Pretending to be a princess is fun, but it is definitely not a career.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "I strive never to forget the real world consequences of my decisions on individuals, businesses and government."

I strive never to forget the real world consequences of my decisions on individuals, businesses and government.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences. Today is one of those experiences."

I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences. Today is one of those experiences.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "There are cultural biases built into testing, and that was one of the motivations for the concept of affirmative action - to try to balance out those effects."

There are cultural biases built into testing, and that was one of the motivations for the concept of affirmative action - to try to balance out those effects.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "Even though Article IV of the Constitution says that treaties are the 'supreme law of the land,' in most instances they're not even law."

Even though Article IV of the Constitution says that treaties are the 'supreme law of the land,' in most instances they're not even law.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "I don't believe we should bend the Constitution under any circumstance. It says what it says. We should do honor to it."

I don't believe we should bend the Constitution under any circumstance. It says what it says. We should do honor to it.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge regardless of their background or life experiences."

I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge regardless of their background or life experiences.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "When I call myself an affirmative action baby, I'm talking about the essence of what affirmative action was when it started."

When I call myself an affirmative action baby, I'm talking about the essence of what affirmative action was when it started.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "You can't be a minority in this society without having someone express disapproval about affirmative action."

You can't be a minority in this society without having someone express disapproval about affirmative action.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "The dynamism of any diverse community depends not only on the diversity itself but on promoting a sense of belonging among those who formerly would have been considered and felt themselves outsiders."

The dynamism of any diverse community depends not only on the diversity itself but on promoting a sense of belonging among those who formerly would have been considered and felt themselves outsiders.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "The President [Barack Obama] had suggested that I not watch the news during the confirmation process. I assiduously followed his advice."

The President [Barack Obama] had suggested that I not watch the news during the confirmation process. I assiduously followed his advice.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "I firmly believe in the rule of law as the foundation for all of our basic rights."

I firmly believe in the rule of law as the foundation for all of our basic rights.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "You can't dream unless you know what the possibilities are."

You can't dream unless you know what the possibilities are.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "Although I grew up in very modest and challenging circumstances, I consider my life to be immeasurably rich."

Although I grew up in very modest and challenging circumstances, I consider my life to be immeasurably rich.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "I am a New Yorker, and 7:00 A.M. is a civilized hour to finish the day, not to start it."

I am a New Yorker, and 7:00 A.M. is a civilized hour to finish the day, not to start it.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "My judicial philosophy is fidelity to the law."

My judicial philosophy is fidelity to the law.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "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."

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.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "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."

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 Sotomayor Quotes: "You make your life choices understanding that you might and do have to work harder to prove yourself."

You make your life choices understanding that you might and do have to work harder to prove yourself.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence."

A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "I'm young at heart. I'm young in spirit, and I'm still adventurous."

I'm young at heart. I'm young in spirit, and I'm still adventurous.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "Each time I see a split infinitive, an inconsistent tense structure or the unnecessary use of the passive voice, I blister."

Each time I see a split infinitive, an inconsistent tense structure or the unnecessary use of the passive voice, I blister.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "I stand on the shoulders of countless people, yet there is one extraordinary person who is my life aspiration. That person is my mother, Celina Sotomayor."

I stand on the shoulders of countless people, yet there is one extraordinary person who is my life aspiration. That person is my mother, Celina Sotomayor.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see."

Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "We have to look and ensure that we're paying attention to what we're doing, so that we don't reflexively institute processes and procedures that exclude people without thought."

We have to look and ensure that we're paying attention to what we're doing, so that we don't reflexively institute processes and procedures that exclude people without thought.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "[On the desert:] The wind was a constant, and when you paid attention, it seemed like the earth's own breathing."

[On the desert:] The wind was a constant, and when you paid attention, it seemed like the earth's own breathing.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "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."

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.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "Some people choose not to engage the battle and then don't seek out that kind of success. And others do."

Some people choose not to engage the battle and then don't seek out that kind of success. And others do.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "It really takes growing up to treasure the specialness of being different."

It really takes growing up to treasure the specialness of being different.



Sonia Sotomayor Quotes: "Don't be shy about making a teacher of any willing party who knows what he or she is doing."

Don't be shy about making a teacher of any willing party who knows what he or she is doing.