Sonia Sotomayor Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)
Sonia Sotomayor quotes and sayings page 3 (judge). Here's quote # 21 through 30 out of the 95 we have.
“Diabetes taught me discipline.”
“I firmly believe in the rule of law as the foundation for all of our basic rights.”
“My diabetes is such a central part of my life... it did teach me discipline... it also taught me about moderation... I've trained myself to be super-vigilant... because I feel better when I am in control.”
“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.”
“I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge regardless of their background or life experiences.”
“Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences, our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging.”
“I don't prejudge issues. I come to every case with an open mind. Every case is new to me.”
“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.”
“Reaching a conclusion has to start with what the parties are arguing, but examining in all situations carefully the facts as they prove them or not prove them, the record as they create it, and then making a decision that is limited to what the law says on the facts before the judge.”
“My hope is that I will take the good from my experiences and extrapolate them further into areas with which I am unfamiliar. I simply do not know exactly what that difference will be in my judging. But I accept there will be some based on my gender and my Latina heritage.”
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