With my academic achievement in high school I was accepted rather readily at Princeton and equally as fast at Yale, but my test scores were not comparable to that of my classmates. And that's been shown by statistics, there are reasons for that - 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.

In my experience when a friend unloaded about a boyfriend or spouse, the listener soaked up the complaint and remembered it long after the speaker had forgiven the offense.

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

I was aware that my nomination was drawing a lot of attention, particularly in the Latino world, not just in Puerto Rico. It was touching.

I firmly believe in the rule of law as the foundation for all of our basic rights.

Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see.

All judges have cases that touch our passions deeply, but we all struggle constantly with remaining impartial.