Sonia Sotomayor Quotes

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• Recalling the aftermath of her father's death from alcoholism at age 42, this memoirist reminisces: I couldn't deny that our life was so much better… Aftermath
• I don't view prosecutors and attorneys as natural enemies. ... Though their roles are oppositional, the two simply have different roles to play in pursuit… Accused
• If the issue is letting the states experiment and letting the society have more time to figure out its direction, why is taking a case… Answer
• So they can create a class they don't like-here, homosexuals-or a class that they consider is suspect in the marriage category, and they can create… Actual
• I was fifteen years old when I understood how it is that things break down: people can't imagine someone else's point of view. Break
• The dynamism of any diverse community depends not only on the diversity itself but on promoting a sense of belonging among those who formerly would… Among
• The challenges I have faced—among them material poverty, chronic illness, and being raised by a single mother—are not uncommon, but neither have they kept me… Achievement
• I have come to believe that in order to thrive, a child must have at least one adult in her life who shows her unconditional… Adult
• Sometimes, even if there was no useful advice to give, I saw that listening still helped. Advice
• Looking out at that crowd, I imagined those who had not yet arrived, minority students who, in years to come, would make this multitude of… Apart
• I would warn any minority student today against the temptations of self-segregation: take support and comfort from your own group as you can, but don’t… Any
• When I call myself an affirmative action baby, I'm talking about the essence of what affirmative action was when it started. Action
• For as long as I can remember, I have been inspired by the achievement of our Founding Fathers. They set forth principles that have endured… Achievement
• The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to speak openly and candidly on the subject of race, and to apply the… Apply
• I got a label because I was Hispanic and a woman and [therefore] I had to be liberal. Hispanic
• I come to every case with an open mind. Every case is new to me. Case
• In every position that I've been in, there have been naysayers who don't believe I'm qualified or who don't believe I can do the work.… Been
• Outside of the marriage context, can you think of any other rational basis, reason, for a state using sexual orientation as a factor in denying… Any
• A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence. Confidence
• There are drones flying over the air randomly that are recording everything that's happening on what we consider our private property. That type of technology… Air

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