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Sonia Sotomayor Quotes

It’s not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it’s the law Picture Quote #1

Until we get equality in education, we won’t have an equal society Picture Quote #1

I am growing to love DC. But the core of Sonia is a New Yorker Picture Quote #1

People who live in difficult circumstances need to know that happy endings are possible Picture Quote #1

There are no bystanders in this life Picture Quote #1

My judicial philosophy is fidelity to the law Picture Quote #1

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I come to every case with an open mind. Every case is new to me Picture Quote #1

A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence Picture Quote #1

Don’t mistake politeness for lack of strength Picture Quote #1

Pretending to be a princess is fun, but it is definitely not a career Picture Quote #1

Don’t be shy about making a teacher of any willing party who knows what he or she is doing Picture Quote #1

All judges have cases that touch our passions deeply, but we all struggle constantly with remaining impartial Picture Quote #1

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You can’t be a minority in this society without having someone express disapproval about affirmative action Picture Quote #1

I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge regardless of their background or life experiences Picture Quote #1

I am a very spiritual person. Maybe not traditionally religious in terms of Sunday Mass every week, that sort of thing Picture Quote #1

The first case I sat on... was Citizens United. Talk about being thrown in. Needless to say, if I was scared before, I was terrified Picture Quote #1

I realized that people had an unreal image of me, that somehow I was a God on Mount Olympus. I decided that if I were going to make use of my role as a Supreme Court Justice, it would be to inspire people to realize that, first, I was just like them and second, if I could do it, so could they Picture Quote #1

Sometimes, idealistic people are put off the whole business of networking as something tainted by flattery and the pursuit of selfish advantage. But virtue in obscurity is rewarded only in Heaven. To succeed in this world you have to be known to people Picture Quote #1

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When everyone at school is speaking one language, and a lot of your classmates’ parents also speak it, and you go home and see that your community is different -there is a sense of shame attached to that. It really takes growing up to treasure the specialness of being different Picture Quote #1

So many people grew up with challenges, as I did. There weren’t always happy things happening to me or around me. But when you look at the core of goodness within yourself - at the optimism and hope - you realize it comes from the environment you grew up in Picture Quote #1

An alcoholic father, poverty, my own juvenile diabetes, the limited English my parents spoke - although my mother has become completely bilingual since. All these things intrude on what most people think of as happiness Picture Quote #1

I am a product of affirmative action. I am the perfect affirmative action baby. I am Puerto Rican, born and raised in the south Bronx. My test scores were not comparable to my colleagues at Princeton and Yale. Not so far off so that I wasn’t able to succeed at those institutions Picture Quote #1

I can and do aspire to be greater than the sum total of my experiences, but I accept my limitations. I willingly accept that we who judge must not deny the differences resulting from experience and heritage but attempt, as the Supreme Court suggests, continuously to judge when those opinions, sympathies and prejudices are appropriate Picture Quote #1

I had no need to apologize that the look-wider, search-more affirmative action that Princeton and Yale practiced had opened doors for me. That was its purpose: to create the conditions whereby students from disadvantaged backgrounds could be brought to the starting line of a race many were unaware was even being run Picture Quote #1

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I have spent my years since Princeton, while at law school and in my various professional jobs, not feeling completely a part of the worlds I inhabit. I am always looking over my shoulder wondering if I measure up Picture Quote #1

I honestly felt no envy or resentment, only astonishment at how much of a world there was out there and how much of it others already knew. The agenda for self-cultivation that had been set for my classmates by their teachers and parents was something I’d have to develop for myself Picture Quote #1

My hope is that I will take the good from my experiences and extrapolate them further into areas with which I am unfamiliar. I simply do not know exactly what that difference will be in my judging. But I accept there will be some based on my gender and my Latina heritage Picture Quote #1

The worst thing you want is a willy-nilly judge who is swayed by the political whims of the era or the time. What you want is a judge who is thinking about what he or she is doing and is thinking about it in a principled way Picture Quote #1

There are uses to adversity, and they don’t reveal themselves until tested. Whether it’s serious illness, financial hardship, or the simple constraint of parents who speak limited English, difficulty can tap unexpected strengths Picture Quote #1

What’s quote-unquote a ‘good’ lawyer, doctor, or whatever the profession is. And if you’re a male who grew up professionally in a male-dominated profession, then your image of what a good lawyer is a male image Picture Quote #1

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It’s not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it’s the law (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) Until we get equality in education, we won’t have an equal society (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) I am growing to love DC. But the core of Sonia is a New Yorker. (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) People who live in difficult circumstances need to know that happy endings are possible (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) There are no bystanders in this life (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) My judicial philosophy is fidelity to the law (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) I come to every case with an open mind. Every case is new to me (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) Don’t mistake politeness for lack of strength (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) Pretending to be a princess is fun, but it is definitely not a career (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) Don’t be shy about making a teacher of any willing party who knows what he or she is doing (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) All judges have cases that touch our passions deeply, but we all struggle constantly with remaining impartial (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) You can’t be a minority in this society without having someone express disapproval about affirmative action (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge regardless of their background or life experiences (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) I am a very spiritual person. Maybe not traditionally religious in terms of Sunday Mass every week, that sort of thing (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) The first case I sat on... was Citizens United. Talk about being thrown in. Needless to say, if I was scared before, I was terrified (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) I realized that people had an unreal image of me, that somehow I was a God on Mount Olympus. I decided that if I were going to make use of my role as a Supreme Court Justice, it would be to inspire people to realize that, first, I was just like them and second, if I could do it, so could they (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) Sometimes, idealistic people are put off the whole business of networking as something tainted by flattery and the pursuit of selfish advantage. But virtue in obscurity is rewarded only in Heaven. To succeed in this world you have to be known to people (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) When everyone at school is speaking one language, and a lot of your classmates’ parents also speak it, and you go home and see that your community is different -there is a sense of shame attached to that. It really takes growing up to treasure the specialness of being different (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) So many people grew up with challenges, as I did. There weren’t always happy things happening to me or around me. But when you look at the core of goodness within yourself - at the optimism and hope - you realize it comes from the environment you grew up in (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) An alcoholic father, poverty, my own juvenile diabetes, the limited English my parents spoke - although my mother has become completely bilingual since. All these things intrude on what most people think of as happiness (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) I am a product of affirmative action. I am the perfect affirmative action baby. I am Puerto Rican, born and raised in the south Bronx. My test scores were not comparable to my colleagues at Princeton and Yale. Not so far off so that I wasn’t able to succeed at those institutions (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) I can and do aspire to be greater than the sum total of my experiences, but I accept my limitations. I willingly accept that we who judge must not deny the differences resulting from experience and heritage but attempt, as the Supreme Court suggests, continuously to judge when those opinions, sympathies and prejudices are appropriate (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) I had no need to apologize that the look-wider, search-more affirmative action that Princeton and Yale practiced had opened doors for me. That was its purpose: to create the conditions whereby students from disadvantaged backgrounds could be brought to the starting line of a race many were unaware was even being run (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) I have spent my years since Princeton, while at law school and in my various professional jobs, not feeling completely a part of the worlds I inhabit. I am always looking over my shoulder wondering if I measure up (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) I honestly felt no envy or resentment, only astonishment at how much of a world there was out there and how much of it others already knew. The agenda for self-cultivation that had been set for my classmates by their teachers and parents was something I’d have to develop for myself (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) My hope is that I will take the good from my experiences and extrapolate them further into areas with which I am unfamiliar. I simply do not know exactly what that difference will be in my judging. But I accept there will be some based on my gender and my Latina heritage (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) The worst thing you want is a willy-nilly judge who is swayed by the political whims of the era or the time. What you want is a judge who is thinking about what he or she is doing and is thinking about it in a principled way (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) There are uses to adversity, and they don’t reveal themselves until tested. Whether it’s serious illness, financial hardship, or the simple constraint of parents who speak limited English, difficulty can tap unexpected strengths (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) What’s quote-unquote a ‘good’ lawyer, doctor, or whatever the profession is. And if you’re a male who grew up professionally in a male-dominated profession, then your image of what a good lawyer is a male image (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes)

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