Sonia Sotomayor Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I have never had to face anything that could overwhelm the native optimism and stubborn perseverance I was blessed with.”

“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.”

“Until we get equality in education, we won't have an equal society.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.”

“It is important for all of us to appreciate where we come from and how that history has really shaped us in ways that we might not understand.”

“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.”

“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.”