Sonia Sotomayor Quotes About Confirmation
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The President [Barack Obama] had suggested that I not watch the news during the confirmation process. I assiduously followed his advice.
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When a young person, even a gifted one, grows up without proximate living examples of what she may aspire to become--whether lawyer, scientist, artist, or leader in any realm--her goal remains abstract. Such models as appear in books or on the news, however inspiring or revered, are ultimately too remote to be real, let alone influential. But a role model in the flesh provides more than inspiration; his or her very existence is confirmation of possibilities one may have every reason to doubt, saying, 'Yes, someone like me can do this.
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A role model in the flesh provides more than inspiration; his or her very existence is confirmation of possibilities one may have every reason to doubt, saying, "Yes, someone like me can do this."
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Sonia Sotomayor
- Born: June 25, 1954
- Occupation: Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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