I don't prejudge.

This is, for an accomplished Latino, an accomplished African American, an accomplished anyone who disproves stereotypes, it's a constant battle in your life.

— Sonia Sotomayor

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

— Sonia Sotomayor

The task of a judge is not to make the law - it is to apply the law.

— Sonia Sotomayor

I got a message from one of my friends in Puerto Rico, who said, 'Sonia, there's nobody working in Puerto Rico - they're all…

— Sonia Sotomayor

In the wider context, what I believe I was - the point I was making was that our life experiences do permit us to…

— Sonia Sotomayor

I have spent my years since Princeton, while at law school and in my various professional jobs, not feeling completely a part of the…

— Sonia Sotomayor

The first case I sat on... was Citizens United. Talk about being thrown in. Needless to say, if I was scared before, I was…

— Sonia Sotomayor

“Over the years, I have gathered more godchildren than anyone I know, and I take the role seriously.”

— Sonia Sotomayor

I am growing to love DC.This [Washington] is a beautiful city. I think every citizen should come see their capital. A lot of the…

— Sonia Sotomayor

“I think that even someone who got into an institution through affirmative action could prove they were qualified by what they accomplished there. Page 188”

— Sonia Sotomayor

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

— Sonia Sotomayor

“The persistence or failure of human relationships cannot be predicted by any set of objective or universal criteria. We are all limited, highly imperfect…

— Sonia Sotomayor

I have ventured to write more intimately about my personal life than is customary for a member of the Supreme Court, and with that…

— Sonia Sotomayor

With my academic achievement in high school, I was accepted rather readily at Princeton and equally as fast at Yale, but my test scores…

— Sonia Sotomayor

This wealth of experiences, personal and professional, have helped me appreciate the variety of perspectives that present themselves in every case that I hear.

— Sonia Sotomayor