Sonia Sotomayor Quotes

My mother always taught me, even my dad, just never let other people's opinions of you shape your opinion of yourself. And I never have and I never will.

You come to a point in your life when you really don't care what people think about you, you just care what you think about yourself.

I'm not a wimpy kid at all. I don't care what other people think - I only care what I think about myself.

You can't ever put your self-definition in the hands of somebody who meets you for 15 minutes.

You don't need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are!

I think the world would be a lot better off if more people were to define themselves in terms of their own standards and values and not what other people said or thought about them.

At the end of the day, the way I go about it is don't let somebody else's opinion of you define who you are. Don't let other people's thoughts or whatever it is be true.

Why would I care what other people are thinking? I don't care what an audience thinks of me.

I've learnt that you are who you are, and in the end, if you don't believe it, then no one will.

My mama told me it's not what they call you - it's what you answer to.

I must be very clear in one thing... Being a pageant girl is not who I am or what defines me.

No one can figure out your worth but you.

At some point, the pride has to be a part of the whole day-to-day oeuvre. It's part of who you are and doesn't need to be discussed anymore.

I'm not someone who feels the pressure of someone else's expectations. That's a very young way to feel.

I know what I can do so it doesn't bother me what other people think or their opinion on the situation.

I am whatever you say I am; if I wasn't, then why would you say I am.

Magazines and opinions of you and stuff like that, those will change, but your opinion of yourself does not have to based on what other people say. So I just learned that my inner voice has to be louder than their outside voice.

I don't need anyone to validate me.

I've changed. I'm not worried about what people think, because I think people think what they want to think anyway.

To me, a strong sense of self isn't believing in a lot.

The only person that can define you is you. Nobody else can.

I am my own person with my own experiences, personality, and definition of success.

I do not live for people, for what they think, for them to say that I'm nice, good, the best, perfect. Everyone has their opinion. And I respect that.

This game doesn't define who I am as a person.

You own your identity; it is important to feel that way.