Sonia Quotes

Oh my God, I don't think you can say anyone looks forward to controversy.

I am a very spiritual person. Maybe not traditionally religious in terms of Sunday Mass every week, that sort of thing.

I got a label because I was Hispanic and a woman and [therefore] I had to be liberal.

I am eternally grateful to all of the Latino groups outside of the Puerto Rican community, but including the Puerto-Rican community, who came to support me during the process [of nomination].

All judges have cases that touch our passions deeply, but we all struggle constantly with remaining impartial.

I was aware that my nomination was drawing a lot of attention, particularly in the Latino world, not just in Puerto Rico. It was touching.

I am willing to bet that there are some Puerto Ricans who don’t know about [their status].

I wouldn't approach the issue of judging in the way the president does. Judges can't rely on what's in their heart. It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases. It's the law.

I have had positive experiences with cameras. When I have been asked to join experiments using cameras in the courtroom, I have participated; I have volunteered.

All I can say is that with business and the interest of any party before me, I will consider and apply the law as it is written by Congress and informed by precedent.

Until we get equality in education, we won't have an equal society.

[T]he more critical lesson I learned that day is still one too many kids never figure out: don't be shy about making a teacher of any willing party who knows what he or she is doing.

I couldn’t even tell if I had any sadness of my own, because I was so full of Abuelita’s sadness.

... a surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence. Page 115

I accepted what the Sisters taught in religion class: that God is loving, merciful, charitable, forgiving. That message didn't jibe with adults smacking kids.

Many of the gaps in my knowledge and understanding were simply limits of class and cultural background, not lack of aptitude or application as I feared. Page 135

I've known how to control my anger, but that doesn't mean I don't feel it. Page 190

I've always believed phone calls from kids must be allowed if mothers are to feel welcome in the workplace, as anyone who has worked in my chambers can attest.

The tatters of old stories are tangled, weathered, muted by long-held silences that succeeded loud feuds, and sometimes no doubt re-dyed a more flattering color.

It seems obvious now: the child who spends school days in a fog of semi-comprehension has no way to know her problem is not that she is slow-witted.

I think that even someone who got into an institution through affirmative action could prove they were qualified by what they accomplished there. Page 188

[A]lthough wisdom is built on life experience, the mere accumulation of years guarantees nothing.

Sonia lives her life fully. If she dies tomorrow, she'll die happy. If she lives the way you want her to live, she'll die miserable. So leave her alone, okay?

...you cannot value dreams according to the odds of their coming true. The real value is in stirring within us the will to aspire.

The challenges I have faced—among them material poverty, chronic illness, and being raised by a single mother—are not uncommon, but neither have they kept me from uncommon achievements.

The Latino community anchored me, but I didn't want it to isolate me from the full extent of what Princeton had to offer, including engagement with the larger community. Page 148

[T]he habit of living as if in the shadow of death has remained with me, and I consider that, too, a gift.

I hope that as the Senate and American people learn more about me, they will see that I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences.

It is important for all of us to appreciate where we come from and how that history has really shaped us in ways that we might not understand.

Suffering teaches joy.

It is not where we are that matters nor what we have, it is what we do with where we are and what we have.

Come windless invaderI am a carnival ofStars, a poem of blood.

I go silent so I can write. When my tongue is wagging my fingers are silent.

Never mistrust, unless given a reason.

We get so caught up in the life we are leading and forget that we are capable of living.Caring for Eleanor by Sonia Rumzi

what is love? love is you!

Complacency delivered us into the hands of evil greedy men like Cheney.

success is easy with just a prayer, encouragement and patience!

Work on your character, let life fall into place.

ZENITHNOON beats outon its solar anvilthe rays of light

You cannot forgive just once, forgiveness is a daily practice.

Never underestimate the power of good but never ignore evil lurking in the hearts of men.Rose of Life

Nothing is more egregious than greedy politicians.

Anyone who teaches me deserves my respect, honoring and attention.

God Hates divorce.""He hates cruelty even more."Caring For Eleanor

Where Norman Rockwell is the Artist for the man on the street, O'Henry is his author.

When I get tired of new clunky writing, I resort to old fashioned story tellers, like Wilkie Collins.

I had people saying 'it's all in your head'. Do you honestly think I want to feel this way?

Nothing was more nauseating than people who constantly complained about their life, but did nothing about it.

I cook to inspire my husband to pay attention to me.