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I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences. Today is one of those experiences. ↗

— Sonia Sotomayor

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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. ↗

— Sonia Sotomayor

#any #background #believe #doubt #equal

I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life. ↗

— Sonia Sotomayor

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This wealth of experiences, personal and professional, have helped me appreciate the variety of perspectives that present themselves in every case that I hear. ↗

— Sonia Sotomayor

#case #every #experiences #hear #helped

All of the legal defense funds out there, they're looking for people out there with court of appeals experience, because court of appeals is where policy is made. And I know, I know this is on tape and I should never say that because we don't make law, I know. I know. ↗

— Sonia Sotomayor

#because #court #defense #experience #funds

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

— Sonia Sotomayor

#believe #equal #equal opportunity #every #experiences

My hope is that I will take the good from my experiences and extrapolate them further into areas with which I am unfamiliar. I simply do not know exactly what that difference will be in my judging. But I accept there will be some based on my gender and my Latina heritage. ↗

— Sonia Sotomayor

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Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging. ↗

— Sonia Sotomayor

#cultural #difference #differences #experience #gender

Although working with Amitabh Bacchan was a different experience altogether, I just enjoyed it. ↗

— Soundarya

#altogether #different #enjoyed #experience #i

My success is not due to any personal superiority over other people. ↗

— John Philip Sousa

#due #other #over #people #personal