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

Sonia Sotomayor
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  4. [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.

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