I stand on the shoulders of countless people, yet there is one extraordinary person who is my life aspiration. That person is… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
Without question, so many people, throughout my life, never think of Puerto Rico as part of the United States. — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
People who live in difficult circumstances need to know that happy endings are possible. Page 1. — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
Some people choose not to engage the battle and then don't seek out that kind of success. And others do. — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
The idea of a commonwealth relationship is alien to most people but I think that's true generally. — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
I think it's important to move people beyond just dreaming into doing. They have to be able to see that you are… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
I found in my experiences that it's not that men are consciously discriminating against promoting women, but I do believe as people… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
I was fifteen years old when I understood how it is that things break down: people can't imagine someone else's point of… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
Each one of them [referring to her family] believed that hiding things is never good and that by sharing them, we could… — 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 accept the proposition that... to judge is an exercise of power and because ... there is no objective stance but only… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
I listened very, very carefully to the world around me to pick up the signals of when trouble was coming. Not that… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
Without question, so many people, throughout my life, never think of Puerto Rico as part of the United States. Many people have… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
When you have strong views about how to approach thinking about the law, then that view is going to lead to certain… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
Sometimes, idealistic people are put off the whole business of networking as something tainted by flattery and the pursuit of selfish advantage.… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
All of the legal defense funds out there, they're looking for people out there with court of appeals experience, because court of… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
As a Catholic, you can have two views on capital punishment. You can think, let Caesar do what Caesar needs to do,… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
I visit the island [Puerto Rico] as often as I humanly can. And I visit with community as frequently as possible, given… — 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
People in some situations act worse than animals. You can't be a judge if you try to be a robot. Because then… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
If I write a book where all I've ever experienced is success, people won't take a positive lesson from it. In being… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
You always wonder whether the attacks on my capabilities came from an honest evaluation of my accomplishments or from stereotypical presumptions that… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
There's a great variety of people in Washington, but I think because of the great concentration of people in New York, that… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
An alcoholic father, poverty, my own juvenile diabetes, the limited English my parents spoke - although my mother has become completely bilingual… — 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
So many people grew up with challenges, as I did. There weren't always happy things happening to me or around me. But… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
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… — 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
![“Each one of them [referring to her family] believed that hiding things is never good and that by sharing them, we could give hope to some people - because so many people we know have suffered some of the same things.” quote by Sonia Sotomayor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/341/sonia-sotomayor-1504_family_each-one-of-them-referring-to-her-family_2604536.jpg)
![“As a Catholic, you can have two views on capital punishment. You can think, let Caesar do what Caesar needs to do, and the law says you can impose capital punishment, so you impose it. You can [also] be a Catholic who says we can't kill, we can't kill babies and we can't kill adults. If you let a…” quote by Sonia Sotomayor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/859/sonia-sotomayor-1504_adults_as-a-catholic-you-can-have-two-views-on_2235179.jpg)
![“I visit the island [Puerto Rico] as often as I humanly can. And I visit with community as frequently as possible, given the demands on me. I meet with kids. I meet with adults. I try to spend time and to listen to people talk about their lives.” quote by Sonia Sotomayor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ef5/sonia-sotomayor-1504_adults_i-visit-the-island-puerto-rico-as-often_1197343.jpg)
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