I strive never to forget the real world consequences of my decisions on individuals, businesses and government.

You can't be a minority in this society without having someone express disapproval about affirmative action.

I got a message from one of my friends in Puerto Rico, who said, 'Sonia, there's nobody working in Puerto Rico - they're all glued to the television'. And I got a similar message from a friend in Spain.

I don't have a professional aspiration. But I do have a personal one: I want to continue growing as a person. I want to reach out more to people, learn more from them. Ultimately, I would like to be a great justice that people remember with respect and fondness.

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

I come to every case with an open mind. Every case is new to me.

When you have strong views about how to approach thinking about the law, then that view is going to lead to certain results in certain situations. And so people seem to think this predictability is based on some kind of partisan political view. But it's not.