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"Feelings are the language of the heart. Everything else is static noise."

"Feelings have the divine attracting power. Feelings are the only link between you and everything around you."

"You can't plan for feelings. You have to accept that. Let it scare you. Trust that it'll be okay anyway."

"I understand what it feels like not to like aspects of yourself. There have been times that I have felt really terrible about the way I look. I have the seed of that feeling."

"In the early days, I often felt that I was taking a math test when we were playing. It was a profound feeling of having to prove myself."
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"I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences. Today is one of those experiences."

"All of the legal defense funds out there, they're looking for people out there with court of appeals experience, because court of appeals is where policy is made. And I know, I know this is on tape and I should never say that because we don't make law, I know. I know."

"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."

"I stand on the shoulders of countless people, yet there is one extraordinary person who is my life aspiration - that person is my mother, Celina Sotomayor."

"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."

"Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging."

"Although I grew up in very modest and challenging circumstances, I consider my life to be immeasurably rich."
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