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It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law.

- Sonia Sotomayor
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In examining witnesses, I learned to ask general questions so as to elicit details with powerful sensory associations: the colors, the sounds, the smells that lodge an image in the mind and put the listener in the burning house.

I had no need to apologize that the look-wider, search-more affirmative action that Princeton and Yale practiced had opened doors for me. That was its purpose: to create the conditions whereby students from disadvantaged backgrounds could be brought to the starting line of a race many were unaware was even being run.

I've never wanted to get adjusted to my income, because I knew I wanted to go back to public service. And in comparison to what my mother earns and how I was raised, it's not modest at all. I have no right to complain.

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.

I do know one thing about me: I don't measure myself by others' expectations or let others define my worth.

What's quote-unquote a 'good' lawyer, doctor, or whatever the profession is. And if you're a male who grew up professionally in a male-dominated profession, then your image of what a good lawyer is a male image.

There are uses to adversity, and they don't reveal themselves until tested. Whether it's serious illness, financial hardship, or the simple constraint of parents who speak limited English, difficulty can tap unexpected strengths.

When I call myself an affirmative action baby, I'm talking about the essence of what affirmative action was when it started.

Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see.

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It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law.

It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law.

It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law.

It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law.

It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law.

It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law.

It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law.

It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law.

It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law.

It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law.

It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law.

It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law.

It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law.

It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law.

It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law.