Sonia Sotomayor Quotes

I think people have to be more aware of what the repercussions are of their actions.

Going into Somalia, I didn't anticipate how many people's lives would be affected by it. In hindsight, I certainly wish I had taken more time to think about that, but I can't change it.

You have to find the balance of figuring out how can I be effective? How can I use my platform for good, you know, without jeopardizing everything so that I don't have that platform anymore.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

Great leaders don't rush to blame. They instinctively look for solutions.

There's no question that as science, knowledge and technology advance, that we will attempt to do more significant things. And there's no question that we will always have to temper those things with ethics.

They are focused on whether they can do something. They never think whether they should do something.

Once you realize that you're in something that you've always wanted and you don't want to lose it, you behave differently. And that means the integrity, the professionalism, and knowing what's right from wrong and still making choices that you probably wouldn't have made.

Only when the voice of duty is silent, or when it has already spoken, may we allowably think of the consequences of a particular action.

Whether it's trivial or important, every choice has a moral aspect to it to a certain degree.

Once you put human life in human hands, you have started on a slippery slope that knows no boundaries.

What you do as president has consequences.

Responsible choice involves consequences, not the least of which are relinquishments all along our way.

A local company has more accountability.

The Prime Minister is head of team but its not a one woman act. I've been called all those things. Intellectual, sharp-tongued, all true. But what New Zealander is like is to know that someone is in charge and in the end the buck stops with the Prime Minister.

Responsibility's like a string we can only see the middle of. Both ends are out of sight.

Certainly I shall not be one of those who, having gained power, do not wish to use it.

There are a lot of smart people in politics and government, but character matters ... it is terribly important that the two be melded.

Your public servants serve you right.

What did they know, when did they know it, and what did they do about it.

We cannot long protect liberty if our leaders continue to act like mere bystanders in the work of government.

My role in Palin is something that there's not a day that has gone by that I don't have regret about.

What's important is for us to be aware that our actions have repercussions.

Science, engineering, and technology discovers and invents new ways of doing things - but it doesn't dictate how we should do them.

If there is not competent Opposition, the government that comes to power won't have anyone to hold them accountable.