Sonia Sotomayor Quotes

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Sonia Sotomayor

Profession : Judge

Birth : June 25, 1954

If the system is broken, my inclination is to fix it rather than to fight it. I have faith in the process of the law, and if it is carried out fairly, I can live with the results, whatever they may be.

Sonia Sotomayor

Until we get equality in education, we won't have an equal society.

Sonia Sotomayor

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

I came to accept during my freshman year that many of the gaps in my knowledge and understanding were simply limits of class and cultural background, not lack of aptitude or application as I'd feared.

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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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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.

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It is important for all of us to appreciate where we come from and how that history has really shaped us in ways that we might not understand.

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I have never, ever focused on the negative of things. I always look at the positive.

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The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.

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

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

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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.

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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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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.

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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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I had no need to apologize that the look-wider, search-more affirmative action that Princeton and Yale practiced had opened doors for me. That was its purpose: to create the conditions whereby students from disadvantaged backgrounds could be brought to the starting line of a race many were unaware was even being run.

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

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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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Sometimes, idealistic people are put off the whole business of networking as something tainted by flattery and the pursuit of selfish advantage. But virtue in obscurity is rewarded only in Heaven. To succeed in this world you have to be known to people.

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

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