Much of the uncertainty of law is not an unfortunate accident: it is of immense social value. Sonia Sotomayor accidentimmenselaw Change image and share on social
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. Sonia Sotomayor acceptapplicationaptitude Change image and share on social
I do think there is a value in the services of judges for long periods of time. Sonia Sotomayor judgelongperiod Change image and share on social
I barely saw my mother, and the mom I saw was often angry and unhappy. The mother I grew up with is not the mother I know now. It's not the mother she became after my father died, and that's been the greatest prize of my life. Sonia Sotomayor angrybarelydie share on social
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. Sonia Sotomayor acceptareabase share on social
Even though Article IV of the Constitution says that treaties are the 'supreme law of the land', in most instances they're not even law. Sonia Sotomayor articleconstitutioninstance Change image and share on social
If I write a book where all I've ever experienced is success, people won't take a positive lesson from it. In being candid, I have to own up to my own failures, both in my marriage and in my work environment. Sonia Sotomayor bookcandidenvironment share on social
Until we get equality in education, we won't have an equal society. Sonia Sotomayor educationequalequality Change image and share on social
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. Sonia Sotomayor historyimportantshape Change image and share on social
I think it's important to move people beyond just dreaming into doing. They have to be able to see that you are just like them, and you made it. Sonia Sotomayor dreamimportantmake Change image and share on social
