Don't let fear stop you. Don't give up because you are paralyzed by insecurity or overwhelmed by the odds, because in giving up, you give up hope. Understand that failure is a process in life, that only in trying can you enrich yourself and have the possibility of moving forward. The greatest obstacle in life is fear and giving up because of it.
Sonia SotomayorMy mom loved the book [My beloved world] and she said to me, 'I never knew you had done so much.'
Sonia SotomayorI am a New Yorker, and 7:00 A.M. is a civilized hour to finish the day, not to start it.
Sonia SotomayorSometimes, idealistic people are put off the whole business of networking as something tainted by flattery and the pursuit of selfish advantage. But virtue in obscurity is rewarded only in Heaven. To succeed in this world you have to be known to people.
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 Sotomayor