I am growing to love DC.This [Washington] is a beautiful city. I think every citizen should come see their capital. A lot… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
Oh my God, I don't think you can say anyone looks forward to controversy. — 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
Without question, so many people, throughout my life, never think of Puerto Rico as part of the United States. — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
I think there's a large segment of the mainland population that does not really understand the number of territories that are part… — 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… — 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
The idea of a commonwealth relationship is alien to most people but I think that's true generally. — 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
There are drones flying over the air randomly that are recording everything that's happening on what we consider our private property. That… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
There had been questions raised about whether we could ever really unite to work together on an issue, whether we could do… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
I've never had my dexterity called into question, but I think if that was ever the case, I could acquit myself by… — 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
Outside of the marriage context, can you think of any other rational basis, reason, for a state using sexual orientation as a… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
The worst thing you want is a willy-nilly judge who is swayed by the political whims of the era or the time.… — 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
I think being a Catholic made me a better person. It taught me how to choose good over evil, and how to… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
I do think there is a value in the services of judges for long periods of time. — 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