I have always been actively involved in my community, belonging to organizations that promote the interests of Latinos. But I also know that the issues we confront are the same issues, in many respects, as the larger community. So what we do helps not just us but everybody.

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

There are cultural biases built into testing, and that was one of the motivations for the concept of affirmative action - to try to balance out those effects.

Don't mistake politeness for lack of strength.

There are no bystanders in life [...] Our humanity makes us each a part of something greater than ourselves.

Each one of them [referring to her family] believed that hiding things is never good and that by sharing them, we could give hope to some people - because so many people we know have suffered some of the same things.

If the issue is letting the states experiment and letting the society have more time to figure out its direction, why is taking a case now the answer?