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I need to retire from retirement.
How dare you make my life a felony.
This chance will stand before you only once.
A moment of silence is not inherently religious.
We don't accomplish anything in this world alone.
I think most people didn't want to do court duty.
There was no hostility at the court when I arrived.
Liberty finds no refuge in a jurisprudence of doubt.
Cyberspace undeniably reflects some form of geography.
I didn't want to be out of order answering any questions.
The fact is, we are a nine-member court that sits on cases.
(W)e do not count heads before enforcing the First Amendment.
Slaying the dragon of delay is no sport for the short-winded.
I don't know that there are any short cuts to doing a good job.
I tried to decide each case based on the law and the Constitution.
We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation.
Suppose you had a cross burning in a play or a movie... Would that be intimidating?
The power I exert on the court depends on the power of my arguments, not on my gender.
Each of us brings to our job, whatever it is, our lifetime of experience and our values.
I don't think it's the court's perceived role to do some explaining of a political nature.
The proper role of the judiciary is one of interpreting and applying the law, not making it.
I wanted to be a cattle rancher when I was young, because it was what I knew and I loved it.
A state of war is not a blank check... when it comes to the rights of the Nation's citizens.
Having family responsibilities and concerns just has to make you a more understanding person.
Half the states have stopped making civics and government a requirement for high school. Half.
The power I exert on the court depends on the power of the power of my arguments, not my gender
The freedom to criticize judges and other public officials is necessary to a vibrant democracy.
The family unit plays a critical role in our society and in the training of the generation to come.
Statutes authorizing unreasonable searches were the core concern of the framers of the 4th Amendment.
The more education a woman has, the wider the gap between men's and women's earnings for the same work.
As a citizen, you need to know how to be a part of it, how to express yourself - and not just by voting.
If statistics are any indication, the system may well be allowing some innocent defendants to be executed.
Historically courts in this country have been insulated. We do not look beyond our borders for precedents.
I like to think that the court will continue to be held in high regard by the public. I think it should be.
Yes, I will bring the understanding of a woman to the Court, but I doubt that alone will affect my decisions.
I have always thought that while it's wonderful to be the first to do something, you don't want to be the last.
I think I learned to appreciate and treasure each day, because you don't know how many you're going to be given.
It's hard to have little children and a job and career at the same time. There is no time left for you as a woman.
It is difficult to discern a serious threat to religious liberty from a room of silent, thoughtful schoolchildren.
I sort of thought the framers of the Constitution were talking about the rights of individuals, not corporate entities.
The members of the court were just delighted to have a ninth member - male or female. They were all kind and welcoming.
Each justice hires their own clerks, and applications are made individually to the justices. It isn't a group decision.
Parents should continue to become more involved with their communities, and more involved in their children's education.
The No Child Left Behind Program was an incentive to the schools to get their kids up to snuff on math and science and reading.
And I went off to Stanford, I was pretty young and pretty naive. And I had a professor I really loved, who was himself a lawyer.
My concern was whether I could do the job of a justice well enough to convince the nation that my appointment was the right move.
We expect that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary to further the interest approved today.
The destiny of the woman must be shaped to a large extent on her own conception of her spiritual imperative and her place in society.
I'm not on the court anymore, so no use looking for my philosophy. If somebody's waiting for that, they can wait for another justice.
We pay a price when we deprive children of the exposure to the values, principles, and education they need to make them good citizens.