Experience has taught me that you cannot value dreams according to the odds of their coming true. Their real value is in stirring within us the will to aspire.

I'm young at heart. I'm young in spirit, and I'm still adventurous.

When you marry young, you run the risk that you'll grow in different directions.

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

I've spent my whole life learning how to do things that were hard for me.

I stand on the shoulders of countless people, yet there is one extraordinary person who is my life aspiration. That person is my mother, Celina Sotomayor.

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