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Why in the world would you have it interpreted by nine lawyers?
You didn't think of angels as white or black. They were angels.
If I had any talent God could give me, I would be a great diva.
Legislators know much more about elections than the Court does.
The First Amendment, I think, is the jewel of our Constitution.
I am growing to love DC. But the core of Sonia is a New Yorker.
Judges should avoid commenting on a candidate for public office.
I think unconscious bias is one of the hardest things to get at.
Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see.
I come to every case with an open mind. Every case is new to me.
It is not women's liberation, it is women's and men's liberation.
I'm a very strong believer in listening and learning from others.
I will do this job as long as I feel that I can do it full steam.
Independence means you decide according to the law and the facts.
Eight, as you know, is not a good number for a multi-member court.
When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law.
I'm young at heart. I'm young in spirit, and I'm still adventurous.
Until we get equality in education, we won't have an equal society.
In the eyes of government we are just one race here. It is American.
If I had any talent that God could give me, I would be a great diva.
It's been a great honor for me to spend my career in public service.
The task of a judge is not to make the law - it is to apply the law.
I think Thomas Jefferson would have said the more speech, the better.
Prisons should be co-ed because separate quarters are discriminatory.
Certainly one cannot ban cross burning in the sanctity of his bedroom.
People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
A gender line... helps to keep women not on a pedestal, but in a cage.
Pretending to be a princess is fun, but it is definitely not a career.
The court generally moves in small steps rather than in one giant step.
Nobody wants a judge to be subject to the political whim of the moment.
I think the nine justices think the solicitor general is the 35th clerk.
Every citizen has to figure out what kind of government he or she wants.
It doesn't help to fight crime to put people in prison who are innocent.
The nature of injustice is that we may not always see it in our own time.
I try to be an honest originalist! I will take the bitter with the sweet!
I'd been very partial to Malcolm X, particularly his self-help teachings.
I learned that hard work and self-discipline can overcome many obstacles.
I've spent my whole life learning how to do things that were hard for me.
Oh my God, I don't think you can say anyone looks forward to controversy.
There are so many people who have this idea of who I am because I'm black.
Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one's ability to persuade.
It really takes growing up to treasure the specialness of being different.
But once the person is selected, at that point that person is independent.
A journalistic purpose could be someone with a Xerox machine in a basement.
So many of our conversations (about affirmative action) have been dishonest
What my political views or my constitutional views are just doesn't matter.
Remember that no one succeeds alone. Never walk alone in your future paths.
A Bill of Rights that means what the majority wants it to mean is worthless.
The most important quality for a judge is open- mindedness to the arguments.