Sonia Sotomayor Quotes

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.

Sonia Sotomayor

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: judge
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 25, 1954

Topics

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The printed newspaper is a powerful showcase for news, opinion and advertising.

Jill Abramson

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I've been involved with great scripts and so-so leadership, and it's clear to me that leadership is the most compelling factor.

Andre Braugher

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When I talk to booksellers, they tell me how hard it is to hand-sell some of my books because I do keep popping around.

Matthew Desmond

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Every time you get a movie, you get a medical. So you know, you know you're alright for a couple of weeks.

Michael Caine

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That is because the conflict with al Qaeda is not governed by the Geneva Conventions, which applies only to international conflicts between states that have signed them.

John Yoo

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Never short of guns and guerrillas, Afghanistan has proven fertile ground for a host of insurgent groups in addition to the Taliban.

Anand Gopal

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First of all, Shakespeare is about pleasure and interest. He was from the first moment he actually wrote something for the stage, and he remains so.

Stephen Greenblatt

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My job is to prioritize multi-lateralism, and that of course interests Brazil, which is a global player. I'm representing 159 members, and one of them happens to be Brazil.

Roberto Azevedo

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I was a paperboy first, then I worked at a movie theater. But I was a caddie at a golf club, which I didn't like. The people were so bougie and racist at times.

Mike Posner

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Over and over again, I'm trying to express or communicate these big and small struggles to the world, and really to myself.

Mike Mills

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When I was a kid, I lived in a poor part of Chicago, and I remember my brother and me using towels as capes. My son does it, too.

Michael Pena

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I live a generally quiet life, as it were.

Minnie Driver

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