“ I was fifteen years old when I understood how it is that things break down: people can't imagine someone else's point of view. Sonia Sotomayor
“ I've always believed phone calls from kids must be allowed if mothers are to feel welcome in the workplace, as anyone who has worked in my chambers can attest. Sonia Sotomayor
“ Many of the gaps in my knowledge and understanding were simply limits of class and cultural background, not lack of aptitude or application as I feared. Page 135 Sonia Sotomayor
“ I accepted what the Sisters taught in religion class: that God is loving, merciful, charitable, forgiving. That message didn't jibe with adults smacking kids. Sonia Sotomayor
“ Many of my classmates have happier memories of Blessed Sacrament, and in time I would find my own satisfaction in the classroom. My first years there, however, I met with little warmth. In part, it wa… Sonia Sotomayor
“ Seeing my mother get back to her studies was all the proof I needed that a chain of emotion can persuade when one forged of logic won't hold. But more important was her example that a surplus of effor… Sonia Sotomayor
“ That tide of insecurity would come in and out over the years, sometimes stranding me for a while but occasionally lifting me just beyond what I thought I could accomplish. Either way, it would wash ov… Sonia Sotomayor
“ I couldn’t even tell if I had any sadness of my own, because I was so full of Abuelita’s sadness. Sonia Sotomayor
“ [T]he more critical lesson I learned that day is still one too many kids never figure out: don't be shy about making a teacher of any willing party who knows what he or she is doing. Sonia Sotomayor
“ I have come to believe that in order to thrive, a child must have at least one adult in her life who shows her unconditional love, respect, and confidence. Sonia Sotomayor
“ Dressing badly has been a refuge much of my life, a way of compelling others to engage with my mind, not my physical presence. Page. 283 Sonia Sotomayor
