My job as a prosecutor is to do justice. And justice is served when a guilty man is convicted and an innocent… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
It is our responsibility to explain to the public how an often unpredictable system of justice is one that serves a productive,… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
To have a romance, you have to have time. I'm a justice. I've written a book. The guy's gonna have to wait… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
Sometimes it gets boring. No justice is supposed to say that. But, you know, there's drudgery in every job you're going to… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
We educated, privileged lawyers have a professional and moral duty to represent the underrepresented in our society, to ensure that justice exists… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
I don't have a professional aspiration. But I do have a personal one: I want to continue growing as a person. I… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
I realized that people had an unreal image of me, that somehow I was a god on Mount Olympus. I decided that… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
Being a justice. If you love law the way I do... you're given the job of a lifetime... you're permitted to address… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
I think that the day a justice forgets that each decision comes at a cost to someone, then I think you start… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I have never had to face anything that could overwhelm the native optimism and stubborn perseverance I was blessed with. — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
The task of a judge is not to make the law - it is to apply the law. — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“Over the years, I have gathered more godchildren than anyone I know, and I take the role seriously.” — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
You make your life choices understanding that you might and do have to work harder to prove yourself. — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
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