Sonia Sotomayor Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“I am a New Yorker, and 7:00 A.M. is a civilized hour to finish the day, not to start it.”

“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.”

“Although I grew up in very modest and challenging circumstances, I consider my life to be immeasurably rich.”

“I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life.”

“I think that the day a justice forgets that each decision comes at a cost to someone, then I think you start losing your humanity.”

“All judges have cases that touch our passions deeply, but we all struggle constantly with remaining impartial.”

“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.”

“I have never, ever focused on the negative of things. I always look at the positive.”

“It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law.”

“Much of the uncertainty of law is not an unfortunate accident: it is of immense social value.”