Tag: Sonia Sotomayor
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It’s not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it’s the law.
Sonia Sotomayor
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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
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Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see.
Sonia Sotomayor
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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
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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
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The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.
Sonia Sotomayor
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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
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My judicial philosophy is fidelity to the law.
Sonia Sotomayor
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Until we get equality in education, we won’t have an equal society.
Sonia Sotomayor
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You can’t be a minority in this society without having someone express disapproval about affirmative action.
Sonia Sotomayor