"The challenges I have faced—among them material poverty,……" — Sonia Sotomayor
"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 from uncommon achievements."
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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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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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For as long as I can remember, I have been inspired by the achievement of our Founding Fathers. They set…
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More Achievement Quotes
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The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go…
— Neil Armstrong
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
— Marcus Aurelius
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If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying.
— Irving Babbitt
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All I've ever ended up with in terms of achievements is the movie, some really stupid anecdotes, a bunch of…
— Christian Bale
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Accomplishment is socially judged by ill defined criteria so that one has to rely on others to find out how…
— Albert Bandura
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Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend…
— Ethel Barrymore
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The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under…
— Samuel Adams
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It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage.
— Henry Ward Beecher
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Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love.
— Saul Bellow
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You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!
— Ezra Taft Benson
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The proud depend upon the world to tell them whether they have value or not. Their self-esteem is determined by…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.
— Irving Berlin
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