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Sonia Sotomayor Quotes

I have never, ever focused on the negative of things. I always look at the positive Picture Quote #1

I have never had to face anything that could overwhelm the native optimism and stubborn perseverance I was blessed with Picture Quote #1

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

Each time I see a split infinitive, an inconsistent tense structure or the unnecessary use of the passive voice, I blister Picture Quote #1

I do think there is a value in the services of judges for long periods of time Picture Quote #1

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

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Much of the uncertainty of law is not an unfortunate accident: it is of immense social value Picture Quote #1

My job as a prosecutor is to do justice. And justice is served when a guilty man is convicted and an innocent man is not 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 savor life. When you have anything that threatens life... it prods you into stepping back and really appreciating the value of life and taking from it what you can Picture Quote #1

Being a justice. If you love law the way I do... you’re given the job of a lifetime... you’re permitted to address the most important legal questions of the country, and sometimes the world. And in doing so, you make a difference in people’s lives 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

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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

I have had positive experiences with cameras. When I have been asked to join experiments using cameras in the courtroom, I have participated; I have volunteered Picture Quote #1

I listened very, very carefully to the world around me to pick up the signals of when trouble was coming. Not that I could stop it. But it made me observant. That was helpful when I became a lawyer, because I knew how to read people’s signals Picture Quote #1

I was a keen observer and listener. I picked up on clues. I figured things out logically, and I enjoyed puzzles. I loved the clear, focused feeling that came when I concentrated on solving a problem and everything else faded out Picture Quote #1

I’ve never wanted to get adjusted to my income, because I knew I wanted to go back to public service. And in comparison to what my mother earns and how I was raised, it’s not modest at all. I have no right to complain Picture Quote #1

If the system is broken, my inclination is to fix it rather than to fight it. I have faith in the process of the law, and if it is carried out fairly, I can live with the results, whatever they may be Picture Quote #1

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If you’re poor, you don’t often live near a good school. If it’s a competitive public school program, our kids are not prepared to enter those programs 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

In examining witnesses, I learned to ask general questions so as to elicit details with powerful sensory associations: the colors, the sounds, the smells that lodge an image in the mind and put the listener in the burning house Picture Quote #1

It is our responsibility to explain to the public how an often unpredictable system of justice is one that serves a productive, civilized, but always evolving, society Picture Quote #1

We educated, privileged lawyers have a professional and moral duty to represent the underrepresented in our society, to ensure that justice exists for all, both legal and economic justice Picture Quote #1

We have to look and ensure that we’re paying attention to what we’re doing, so that we don’t reflexively institute processes and procedures that exclude people without thought Picture Quote #1

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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 now the answer? Picture Quote #1

Sometimes, even if there was no useful advice to give, I saw that listening still helped 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

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. And I feel a special responsibility to prove them wrong Picture Quote #1

Experience has taught me that you cannot value dreams according to the odds of their coming true. Their real value is in stirring within us the will to aspire Picture Quote #1

As members of the judiciary tasked with intervening to carry out the guarantee of equal protection, we ought not sit back and wish away, rather than confront, the racial inequality that exists in our society Picture Quote #1

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I have never, ever focused on the negative of things. I always look at the positive (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) I have never had to face anything that could overwhelm the native optimism and stubborn perseverance I was blessed with (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) Each time I see a split infinitive, an inconsistent tense structure or the unnecessary use of the passive voice, I blister (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) I do think there is a value in the services of judges for long periods of time (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) I’m young at heart. I’m young in spirit, and I’m still adventurous (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) Much of the uncertainty of law is not an unfortunate accident: it is of immense social value (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) My job as a prosecutor is to do justice. And justice is served when a guilty man is convicted and an innocent man is not (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 savor life. When you have anything that threatens life... it prods you into stepping back and really appreciating the value of life and taking from it what you can (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) Being a justice. If you love law the way I do... you’re given the job of a lifetime... you’re permitted to address the most important legal questions of the country, and sometimes the world. And in doing so, you make a difference in people’s lives (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) I have had positive experiences with cameras. When I have been asked to join experiments using cameras in the courtroom, I have participated; I have volunteered (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) I listened very, very carefully to the world around me to pick up the signals of when trouble was coming. Not that I could stop it. But it made me observant. That was helpful when I became a lawyer, because I knew how to read people’s signals (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) I was a keen observer and listener. I picked up on clues. I figured things out logically, and I enjoyed puzzles. I loved the clear, focused feeling that came when I concentrated on solving a problem and everything else faded out (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) I’ve never wanted to get adjusted to my income, because I knew I wanted to go back to public service. And in comparison to what my mother earns and how I was raised, it’s not modest at all. I have no right to complain (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) If the system is broken, my inclination is to fix it rather than to fight it. I have faith in the process of the law, and if it is carried out fairly, I can live with the results, whatever they may be (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) If you’re poor, you don’t often live near a good school. If it’s a competitive public school program, our kids are not prepared to enter those programs (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) In examining witnesses, I learned to ask general questions so as to elicit details with powerful sensory associations: the colors, the sounds, the smells that lodge an image in the mind and put the listener in the burning house (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) It is our responsibility to explain to the public how an often unpredictable system of justice is one that serves a productive, civilized, but always evolving, society (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) We educated, privileged lawyers have a professional and moral duty to represent the underrepresented in our society, to ensure that justice exists for all, both legal and economic justice (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) We have to look and ensure that we’re paying attention to what we’re doing, so that we don’t reflexively institute processes and procedures that exclude people without thought (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) 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 now the answer? (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) Sometimes, even if there was no useful advice to give, I saw that listening still helped (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) 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. And I feel a special responsibility to prove them wrong (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) Experience has taught me that you cannot value dreams according to the odds of their coming true. Their real value is in stirring within us the will to aspire (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes) As members of the judiciary tasked with intervening to carry out the guarantee of equal protection, we ought not sit back and wish away, rather than confront, the racial inequality that exists in our society (Sonia Sotomayor Quotes)

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