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I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences. Today is one of those experiences.

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Sonia Sotomayor
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: June 25
Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court Of The United States
Judge
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Politician
University Teacher
The Bronx
New York City
Sonia Maria Sotomayor
Justice Sotomayor
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I am a very spiritual person. Maybe not traditionally religious in terms of Sunday Mass every week, that sort of thing.
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A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence.
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I was raised in a Bronx public housing project, but studied at two of the nation's finest universities. I did work as an assistant district attorney, prosecuting violent crimes that devastate our communities.
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Remember that no one succeeds alone. Never walk alone in your future paths.
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Through reading, I escaped the bad parts of my life in the South Bronx. And, through books, I got to travel the world and the universe. It, to me, was a passport out of my childhood and it remains a way - through the power of words - to change the world.
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I'm a New Yorker, and I jaywalk with the best of them.
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People who live in difficult circumstances need to know that happy endings are possible. Page 1.
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I am growing to love DC.This [Washington] is a beautiful city. I think every citizen should come see their capital. A lot of the museums are free, there are restaurants that are reasonably priced.
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You can only stay connected if you feel connected.
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Every lawyer, no matter whom they represent, is trying to help someone, whether it's a person, a corporation, a government entity, or a small or big business. To me, lawyering is the height of service - and being involved in this profession is a gift.
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The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to speak openly and candidly on the subject of race, and to apply the Constitution with eyes open to the unfortunate effects of centuries of racial discrimination.
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I strive never to forget the real world consequences of my decisions on individuals, businesses and government.
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I got a label because I was Hispanic and a woman and [therefore] I had to be liberal.
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I do know one thing about me: I don't measure myself by others' expectations or let others define my worth.
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Experience has taught me that you cannot value dreams according to the odds of their coming true. Their real value is in stirring within us the will to aspire.
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I had many reasons for writing memoir but among them was the hope that every Latino child and adult would find something familiar in it.
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It is our responsibility to explain to the public how an often unpredictable system of justice is one that serves a productive, civilized, but always evolving, society.
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The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.
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If I go home, get a gun, come back and shoot you, that may not be legal under New York law because you would have alternative ways to defend.
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My judicial philosophy is fidelity to the law.
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