I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences. Today is one of those experiences.
Sonia SotomayorIn the wider context, what I believe I was - the point I was making was that our life experiences do permit us to see some facts and understand them more easily than others.
Sonia SotomayorUntil we reach equality in education, we can't reach equality in the larger society.
Sonia SotomayorI accept the proposition that...โto judge is an exercise of powerโ and because...โthere is no objective stance but only a series of perspectives โ no neutrality, no escape from choice in judging,โ I further accept that our experiences as women and people of color affect our decisions.
Sonia SotomayorRecalling the aftermath of her father's death from alcoholism at age 42, this memoirist reminisces: I couldn't deny that our life was so much better now, but I did miss him. For all the misery he caused, I knew with certainty that he loved us. Those aren't things you can weigh or measure away. ... They're not opposites that cancel each other out. They're both true at the same time.
Sonia Sotomayor