I have spent my years since Princeton, while at law school and in my various professional jobs, not feeling completely a part of the worlds I inhabit. I am always looking over my shoulder wondering if I measure up.

My judicial philosophy is fidelity to the law.

The President [Barack Obama] had suggested that I not watch the news during the confirmation process. I assiduously followed his advice.

Being a justice. If you love law the way I do... you're given the job of a lifetime... you're permitted to address the most important legal questions of the country, and sometimes the world. And in doing so, you make a difference in people's lives.

I have never, ever focused on the negative of things. I always look at the positive.

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 think there's a large segment of the mainland population that does not really understand the number of territories that are part of the United States.