I think there's a large segment of the mainland population that does not really understand the number of territories that are part of the United States.
Sonia SotomayorWhat's quote-unquote a 'good' lawyer, doctor, or whatever the profession is. And if you're a male who grew up professionally in a male-dominated profession then your image of what a good lawyer is is a male image.
Sonia SotomayorWhen everyone at school is speaking one language, and a lot of your classmates' parents also speak it, and you go home and see that your community is different -there is a sense of shame attached to that. It really takes growing up to treasure the specialness of being different.
Sonia SotomayorWhen you come from a background like mine, where you're entering worlds that are so different than your own, you have to be afraid.
Sonia Sotomayor