"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."

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Source : "Sotomayor hearings: The complete transcript, Part 1". latimesblogs.latimes.com. July 14, 2009.

Sonia Sotomayor

#Wise Quotes #Wisdom Quotes #Believe Quotes

“Before a fight I empty my mind. Every fighter is able to lose. It is not a big thing. You have to accept what comes and remain calm.”
“We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.”
“Our predecessors understood that the ties that bind America are far stronger than disagreements over any particular policy and far more durable and profound than any party affiliation.”
“There's only, like, five perfectly symmetrical people in the world, and they're all movie stars, and they should be, because their faces are very pleasing to look at, but the rest of us are just a jangle of stuff, and the earlier you learn that you should focus on what you have and not obsess about what you don't have, the happier you will be.”
“The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.”
“I get a couple cups of coffee into me and weird things just start to happen.”
“The music dictates to me which instrument I use. I'm basically waiting for orders as it were.”
“Anyone who consistently makes you feel bad is not helping you get better.”

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