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Until we reach equality in education, we can't reach equality in the larger society.
Diabetes taught me discipline.
There are no bystanders in this life.
Don't mistake politeness for lack of strength.
My judicial philosophy is fidelity to the law.
The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.
You can only stay connected if you feel connected.
I'm a New Yorker, and I jaywalk with the best of them.
We apply law to facts. We don't apply feelings to facts.
A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence.
You can't dream unless you know what the possibilities are.
I am growing to love DC. But the core of Sonia is a New Yorker.
I come to every case with an open mind. Every case is new to me.
Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see.
It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law.
I'm young at heart. I'm young in spirit, and I'm still adventurous.
Until we get equality in education, we won't have an equal society.
The task of a judge is not to make the law - it is to apply the law.
Pretending to be a princess is fun, but it is definitely not a career.
Oh my God, I don't think you can say anyone looks forward to controversy.
I've spent my whole life learning how to do things that were hard for me.
It really takes growing up to treasure the specialness of being different.
Remember that no one succeeds alone. Never walk alone in your future paths.
I didn't know I had a sense of limitation until I got into the greater world.
I do think there is a value in the services of judges for long periods of time.
When you marry young, you run the risk that you'll grow in different directions.
I firmly believe in the rule of law as the foundation for all of our basic rights.
Success is its own reward, but failure is a great teacher too, and not to be feared.
I have never, ever focused on the negative of things. I always look at the positive.
I got a label because I was Hispanic and a woman and [therefore] I had to be liberal.
I am a New Yorker, and 7:00 A.M. is a civilized hour to finish the day, not to start it.
Sometimes, even if there was no useful advice to give, I saw that listening still helped.
I don't prejudge issues. I come to every case with an open mind. Every case is new to me.
I am willing to bet that there are some Puerto Ricans who don’t know about [their status].
A career is something that you train for and prepare for and plan on doing for a long time.
Don't be shy about making a teacher of any willing party who knows what he or she is doing.
To me, lawyering is the height of service - and being involved in this profession is a gift.
Much of the uncertainty of law is not an unfortunate accident: it is of immense social value.
I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences.
People who live in difficult circumstances need to know that happy endings are possible. Page 1.
I hope in my book [My Beloved World], that the sense that I really feel connected comes through.
The best I could say about third grade was that it was a more or less continuous state of dread.
Although wisdom is built on life experiences, the mere accumulation of years guarantees nothing.
My mom loved the book [My beloved world] and she said to me, 'I never knew you had done so much.'
The idea of a commonwealth relationship is alien to most people but I think that's true generally.
You make your life choices understanding that you might and do have to work harder to prove yourself.
Some people choose not to engage the battle and then don't seek out that kind of success. And others do.
I do know one thing about me: I don't measure myself by others' expectations or let others define my worth.
Although I grew up in very modest and challenging circumstances, I consider my life to be immeasurably rich.
You can't be a minority in this society without having someone express disapproval about affirmative action.
