It really takes growing up to treasure the specialness of being different. Now I understand that I've gotten to enjoy things that others have not, wh….

As members of the judiciary tasked with intervening to carry out the guarantee of equal protection, we ought not sit back and wish away, rather than ….

Through reading, I escaped the bad parts of my life in the South Bronx. And, through books, I got to travel the world and the universe. It, to me, wa….

Experience has taught me that you cannot value dreams according to the odds of their coming true. Their real value is in stirring within us the will ….

Until we reach equality in education, we can't reach equality in the larger society..

The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to speak openly and candidly on the subject of race, and to apply the Constitution with eyes o….

You know, failure hurts. Any kind of failure stings. If you live in the sting, you will - undoubtedly - fail. My way of getting past the sting is to ….

Remember that no one succeeds alone. Never walk alone in your future paths..

When a young person, even a gifted one, grows up without proximate living examples of what she may aspire to become--whether lawyer, scientist, artis….

We educated, privileged lawyers have a professional and moral duty to represent the underrepresented in our society, to ensure that justice exists fo….

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 confi….

As you discover what strength you can draw from your community in this world from which it stands apart, look outward as well as inward. Build bridge….

Don't let fear stop you. Don't give up because you are paralyzed by insecurity or overwhelmed by the odds, because in giving up, you give up hope. Un….

The challenges I have faced - among them material poverty, chronic illness, and being raised by a single mother - are not uncommon, but neither have ….

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 ….

Success is its own reward, but failure is a great teacher too, and not to be feared..

A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence..

There are no bystanders in life [...] Our humanity makes us each a part of something greater than ourselves..

The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever..

Don't mistake politeness for lack of strength..

In every position that I've been in, there have been naysayers who don't believe I'm qualified or who don't believe I can do the work. And I feel a s….