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Sonia Sotomayor Quotes

When I’m concentrating, I can be fixed in place for hours. In fact, there was a joke in my office that everybody would come and chat outside my door because they knew - no matter how loud they talked - if I was concentrating, it would not disturb me at all Picture Quote #1

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 homosexuals benefits or imposing burdens on them? Is there any other rational decision-making that the government could make? Denying them a job, not granting them benefits of some sort, any other decision? Picture Quote #1

There are no bystanders in life [...] Our humanity makes us each a part of something greater than ourselves Picture Quote #1

I’m young at heart. I’m young in spirit, and I’m still adventurous Picture Quote #1

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

When I call myself an affirmative action baby, I’m talking about the essence of what affirmative action was when it started Picture Quote #1

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This is, for an accomplished Latino, an accomplished African American, an accomplished anyone who disproves stereotypes, it’s a constant battle in your life Picture Quote #1

I barely saw my mother, and the mom I saw was often angry and unhappy. The mother I grew up with is not the mother I know now. It’s not the mother she became after my father died, and that’s been the greatest prize of my life Picture Quote #1

I came to accept during my freshman year that many of the gaps in my knowledge and understanding were simply limits of class and cultural background, not lack of aptitude or application as I’d feared Picture Quote #1

Many of the gaps in my knowledge and understanding were simply limits of class and cultural background, not lack of aptitude or application as I feared. Page 135 Picture Quote #1

Some people choose not to engage the battle and then don’t seek out that kind of success. And others do Picture Quote #1

If your child marches to a different beat, a different drummer, you might just have to go along with that music. Help them achieve what’s important to them Picture Quote #1

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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 museums are free, there are restaurants that are reasonably priced Picture Quote #1

I think being a Catholic made me a better person. It taught me how to choose good over evil, and how to be a more caring human being Picture Quote #1

A career is something that you train for and prepare for and plan on doing for a long time Picture Quote #1

To the extent that the parents who send their children to these [Catholic] schools are parents like my own, who actually have faith in the church. Faith that it will provide their children with safety, a decent education and values about life and others. This is an institution that stands for all good in the world Picture Quote #1

The truth is that since childhood I had cultivated an existential independence. It came from perceiving the adults around me as unreliable, and without it I felt I wouldn’t have survived. I cared deeply for everyone in my family, but in the end I depended on myself Picture Quote #1

With my academic achievement in high school, I was accepted rather readily at Princeton and equally as fast at Yale, but my test scores were not comparable to that of my classmates. And that’s been shown by statistics, there are reasons for that Picture Quote #1

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Same way I have my entire life. Keep my family and friends close. My Latino friends close. I visit the island [Puerto Rico] as often as I humanly can Picture Quote #1

Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences, our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging Picture Quote #1

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

Since I have difficulty defining merit and what merit alone means - and in any context, whether it’s judicial or otherwise - I accept that different experiences in and of itself, bring merit to the system Picture Quote #1

When you come from a background like mine, where you’re entering worlds that are so different than your own, you have to be afraid Picture Quote #1

I was aware that my nomination was drawing a lot of attention, particularly in the Latino world, not just in Puerto Rico. It was touching Picture Quote #1

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It is very important when you judge to recognize that you have to stay impartial. That’s what the nature of my job is. I have to unhook myself from my emotional responses and try to stay within my unemotional, objective persona Picture Quote #1

If I write a book where all I’ve ever experienced is success, people won’t take a positive lesson from it. In being candid, I have to own up to my own failures, both in my marriage and in my work environment 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 an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences Picture Quote #1

I stand on the shoulders of countless people, yet there is one extraordinary person who is my life aspiration. That person is my mother, Celina Sotomayor Picture Quote #1

I think that the day a justice forgets that each decision comes at a cost to someone, then I think you start losing your humanity Picture Quote #1

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When I’m concentrating, I can be fixed in place for hours. In fact, there was a joke in my office that everybody would come and chat outside my door because they knew - no matter how loud they talked - if I was concentrating, it would not disturb me at all (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) 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 homosexuals benefits or imposing burdens on them? Is there any other rational decision-making that the government could make? Denying them a job, not granting them benefits of some sort, any other decision? (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) There are no bystanders in life [...] Our humanity makes us each a part of something greater than ourselves (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) I’m young at heart. I’m young in spirit, and I’m still adventurous. (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) You can’t be a minority in this society without having someone express disapproval about affirmative action. (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) When I call myself an affirmative action baby, I’m talking about the essence of what affirmative action was when it started. (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) 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 Quotes) I barely saw my mother, and the mom I saw was often angry and unhappy. The mother I grew up with is not the mother I know now. It’s not the mother she became after my father died, and that’s been the greatest prize of my life. (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) I came to accept during my freshman year that many of the gaps in my knowledge and understanding were simply limits of class and cultural background, not lack of aptitude or application as I’d feared. (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) Many of the gaps in my knowledge and understanding were simply limits of class and cultural background, not lack of aptitude or application as I feared. Page 135 (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) Some people choose not to engage the battle and then don’t seek out that kind of success. And others do. (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) If your child marches to a different beat, a different drummer, you might just have to go along with that music. Help them achieve what’s important to them. (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) 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 museums are free, there are restaurants that are reasonably priced. (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) I think being a Catholic made me a better person. It taught me how to choose good over evil, and how to be a more caring human being. (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) A career is something that you train for and prepare for and plan on doing for a long time (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) To the extent that the parents who send their children to these [Catholic] schools are parents like my own, who actually have faith in the church. Faith that it will provide their children with safety, a decent education and values about life and others. This is an institution that stands for all good in the world. (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) The truth is that since childhood I had cultivated an existential independence. It came from perceiving the adults around me as unreliable, and without it I felt I wouldn’t have survived. I cared deeply for everyone in my family, but in the end I depended on myself. (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) With my academic achievement in high school, I was accepted rather readily at Princeton and equally as fast at Yale, but my test scores were not comparable to that of my classmates. And that’s been shown by statistics, there are reasons for that. (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) Same way I have my entire life. Keep my family and friends close. My Latino friends close. I visit the island [Puerto Rico] as often as I humanly can. (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences, our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging. (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) All judges have cases that touch our passions deeply, but we all struggle constantly with remaining impartial. (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) Since I have difficulty defining merit and what merit alone means - and in any context, whether it’s judicial or otherwise - I accept that different experiences in and of itself, bring merit to the system. (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) When you come from a background like mine, where you’re entering worlds that are so different than your own, you have to be afraid. (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) I was aware that my nomination was drawing a lot of attention, particularly in the Latino world, not just in Puerto Rico. It was touching. (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) It is very important when you judge to recognize that you have to stay impartial. That’s what the nature of my job is. I have to unhook myself from my emotional responses and try to stay within my unemotional, objective persona. (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) If I write a book where all I’ve ever experienced is success, people won’t take a positive lesson from it. In being candid, I have to own up to my own failures, both in my marriage and in my work environment. (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 an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) I stand on the shoulders of countless people, yet there is one extraordinary person who is my life aspiration. That person is my mother, Celina Sotomayor. (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) I think that the day a justice forgets that each decision comes at a cost to someone, then I think you start losing your humanity. (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes)

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