"I got a label because I was Hispanic……" — Sonia Sotomayor
"I got a label because I was Hispanic and a woman and [therefore] I had to be liberal."
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121 Quotes by Sonia Sotomayor
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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…
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I don't view prosecutors and attorneys as natural enemies. ... Though their roles are oppositional, the two simply have different…
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If the issue is letting the states experiment and letting the society have more time to figure out its direction,…
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So they can create a class they don't like-here, homosexuals-or a class that they consider is suspect in the marriage…
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I was fifteen years old when I understood how it is that things break down: people can't imagine someone else's…
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The dynamism of any diverse community depends not only on the diversity itself but on promoting a sense of belonging…
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The challenges I have faced—among them material poverty, chronic illness, and being raised by a single mother—are not uncommon, but…
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I have come to believe that in order to thrive, a child must have at least one adult in her…
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Sometimes, even if there was no useful advice to give, I saw that listening still helped.
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Looking out at that crowd, I imagined those who had not yet arrived, minority students who, in years to come,…
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I would warn any minority student today against the temptations of self-segregation: take support and comfort from your own group…
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When I call myself an affirmative action baby, I'm talking about the essence of what affirmative action was when it…
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More Hispanic Quotes
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one of 123 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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It wouldn't matter whether you were Latino or Hispanic or Norwegian. If you didn't have proof of citizenship and if…
— Jan Brewer
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Don't let anyone call you a minority if you're black or Hispanic or belong to some other ethnic group. You're…
— Gwendolyn Brooks
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Indians were here first - it's about time. We're way behind the African Americans and Hispanic Americans in getting politically…
— Ben Nighthorse Campbell
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'Hispanic' is English for a person of Latino origin who wants to be accepted by the white status quo. 'Latino'…
— Sandra Cisneros
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The poetry you read has been written for you, each of you - black, white, Hispanic, man, woman, gay, straight.
— Maya Angelou
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For all the noise and anger that too often surrounds the immigration debate, America has nothing to fear from today's…
— Barack Obama
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La Raza stands for 'The Race' - and they say so openly. They are a pro-Hispanic organization; I will call…
— Steve King
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If you have a large bloc of Americans who believe you're trying to keep their ... fellow Hispanics down and…
— John McCain
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Number one, it is absolutely critical that we tone down the rhetoric when it comes to the immigration debate, because…
— Barack Obama
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I believe we can keep the promise of our founders, the idea that if you're willing to work hard, it…
— Barack Obama
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It's often said that you learn more from defeat than victory and the RNC has certainly taken that to heart.…
— Alice Stewart
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Emboldened by the progress the Republican National Committee has made to ensure we are effectively engaging the Hispanic community year-round.…
— Marco Rubio
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