“Someone pays me a hundred bucks every Tuesday to DJ. I don't think I'll ever give that up.” ThinkingGivingPayHundredBucksTuesdayDjs Author:Shannyn Sossamon
“I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences. Today is one of those experiences.” PersonsHas BeensTodayOpportunityOrdinaryBlessedExtraordinaryOrdinary Person Author:Sonia Sotomayor
“I want to state upfront, unequivocally and without doubt: I do not believe that any racial, ethnic or gender group has an advantage in sound judging. I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge, regardless of their background or life experiences.” WantBelievePersonsStatesWisdomOpportunitySoundDoubtWiseGroupsJudgingEqualAdvantageGenderBackgroundsLife ExperienceEqual OpportunityEthnic Background Author:Sonia Sotomayor
“I do know one thing about me: I don't measure myself by others' expectations or let others define my worth.” KnowsOne ThingExpectationsSelf RespectWomen History Month Author:Sonia Sotomayor
“Although I grew up in very modest and challenging circumstances, I consider my life to be immeasurably rich.” ChallengesRichGrewCircumstancesGrew UpModest Author:Sonia Sotomayor
“This wealth of experiences, personal and professional, have helped me appreciate the variety of perspectives that present themselves in every case that I hear.” WealthCasesPerspectiveAppreciateProsperityVariety Author:Sonia Sotomayor
“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.” TryingReasonActionSchoolMotivationEffectsBalanceAchievementHigh SchoolConceptsBuiltTestsPrejudiceAcceptedScoreStatisticsAcademicTestingAffirmative ActionYaleAffirmativeClassmatesPrincetonTest ScoresAcademic Achievement Author:Sonia Sotomayor
“Until we reach equality in education, we can't reach equality in the larger society.” WomenHistoryEqualEqualityEquality Of People Author:Sonia Sotomayor
“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.” PeoplePersonsMotherExtraordinaryShouldersAspirationExtraordinary Person Author:Sonia Sotomayor