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.

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.

It really takes growing up to treasure the specialness of being different.

You make your life choices understanding that you might and do have to work harder to prove yourself.

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

Without question, so many people, throughout my life, never think of Puerto Rico as part of the United States.

I don't stand by the understanding of that statement that I will ignore other facts or other experiences because I haven't had them. I do believe that life experiences are important to the process of judging - They help you to understand and listen - but that the law requires a result. And it would command you to the facts that are relevant to the disposition of the case.