I have spent my years since Princeton, while at law school and in my various professional jobs, not feeling completely a part… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
I strive never to forget the real world consequences of my decisions on individuals, businesses and government. — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
Looking out at that crowd, I imagined those who had not yet arrived, minority students who, in years to come, would make… — 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
To the extent that the parents who send their children to these [Catholic] schools are parents like my own, who actually have… — 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 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
When you come from a background like mine, where you're entering worlds that are so different than your own, you have to… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
I hope in my book [My Beloved World], that the sense that I really feel connected comes through. — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
Through reading, I escaped the bad parts of my life in the South Bronx. And, through books, I got to travel the… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
My mom loved the book [My beloved world] and she said to me, 'I never knew you had done so much.' — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
I was aware that my nomination was drawing a lot of attention, particularly in the Latino world, not just in Puerto Rico.… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
I honestly felt no envy or resentment, only astonishment at how much of a world there was out there and how much… — 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
One of the other reasons for writing this book [My Beloved World] was to hold on to the person you first met.… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
I didn't know I had a sense of limitation until I got into the greater world. — 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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