I don't believe we should bend the Constitution under any circumstance. It says what it says. We should do honor to it. Sonia Sotomayor bendcircumstanceconstitution Change image and share on social
No matter how liberal I am, I'm still outraged by crimes of violence. Regardless of whether I can sympathize with the causes that lead these individuals to do these crimes, the effects are outrageous. Sonia Sotomayor crimeeffectindividual Change image and share on social
I'm young at heart. I'm young in spirit, and I'm still adventurous. Sonia Sotomayor adventurousheartspirit Change image and share on social
I am a New Yorker, and 7:00 A.M. is a civilized hour to finish the day, not to start it. Sonia Sotomayor civilizedayfinish Change image and share on social
I have ventured to write more intimately about my personal life than is customary for a member of the Supreme Court, and with that candor comes a measure of vulnerability. Sonia Sotomayor candorcourtcustomary Change image and share on social
We educated, privileged lawyers have a professional and moral duty to represent the underrepresented in our society, to ensure that justice exists for all, both legal and economic justice. Sonia Sotomayor dutyeconomiceducate Change image and share on social
I do know one thing about me: I don't measure myself by others' expectations or let others define my worth. Sonia Sotomayor defineexpectationmeasure Change image and share on social
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. Sonia Sotomayor academicacceptachievement share on social
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. Sonia Sotomayor arguecarefullyconclusion share on social
I have never, ever focused on the negative of things. I always look at the positive. Sonia Sotomayor focusnegativepositive Change image and share on social