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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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Sonia Sotomayor
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: June 25
Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court Of The United States
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Much of the uncertainty of law is not an unfortunate accident: it is of immense social value.
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There are no bystanders in life [...] Our humanity makes us each a part of something greater than ourselves.
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Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see.
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Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences...our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging.
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The task of a judge is not to make the law - it is to apply the law.
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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.
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My judicial philosophy is fidelity to the law.
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Diabetes taught me discipline.
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The idea of a commonwealth relationship is alien to most people but I think that's true generally.
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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 best I could say about third grade was that it was a more or less continuous state of dread.
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Don't be shy about making a teacher of any willing party who knows what he or she is doing.
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I firmly believe in the rule of law as the foundation for all of our basic rights.
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I think that even someone who got into an institution through affirmative action could prove they were qualified by what they accomplished there.
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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.
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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.
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I'm a New Yorker, and I jaywalk with the best of them.
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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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All judges have cases that touch our passions deeply, but we all struggle constantly with remaining impartial.
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