I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge regardless of their background or life experiences.

I am willing to bet that there are some Puerto Ricans who don’t know about [their status].

I don't believe we should bend the Constitution under any circumstance. It says what it says. We should do honor to it.

I realized that people had an unreal image of me, that somehow I was a god on Mount Olympus. I decided that if I were going to make use of my role as a Supreme Court Justice, it would be to inspire people to realize that, first, I was just like them and second, if I could do it, so could they.

The schools that suffer are the schools in, in poor neighborhoods. They are the neighborhoods with the greatest need, with the parents struggling to work and to make ends meet. They don't have enough resources to give, they don't have enough resources to pay more, and these are the neighborhoods that go first.

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

It is our responsibility to explain to the public how an often unpredictable system of justice is one that serves a productive, civilized, but always evolving, society.