Occupation: Former Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court Of The United States Birth: March 26, 1930
Be aware that even before you have reached your ultimate professional destination, if you always strive for excellence, you can and should have a sub….
Society as a whole benefits immeasurably from a climate in which all persons, regardless of race or gender, may have the opportunity to earn respect,….
Apparently a great many people have forgotten that the framers of our Constitution went to such great effort to create an independent judicial branch….
I don't know that there are any short cuts to doing a good job..
I think the important thing about my appointment is not that I will decide cases as a woman, but that I am a woman who will get to decide cases..
We pay a price when we deprive children of the exposure to the values, principles, and education they need to make them good citizens..
I care very much about women and their progress. I didn’t go march in the streets, but when I was in the Arizona Legislature, one of the things that ….
Parents should continue to become more involved with their communities, and more involved in their children's education..
I think I learned to appreciate and treasure each day, because you don't know how many you're going to be given..
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 have always thought that while it's wonderful to be the first to do something, you don't want to be the last..
The fact is that knowledge about the Constitution and the Court is not something that is handed down through the gene pool; every generation has to l….
Despite the encouraging and wonderful gains and the changes for women which have occurred in my lifetime, there is still room to advance and to promo….
Young women today often have very little appreciation for the real battles that took place to get women where they are today in this country. I don't….
We don't accomplish anything in this world alone... and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one's life and all the weavings of in….
Do the best you can in every task, no matter how unimportant it may seem at the time. No one learns more about a problem than the person at the botto….
Unfortunately civility is hard to codify or legislate, but you know it when you see it. It's possible to disagree without being disagreeable..
We don't accomplish anything in this world alone..
This chance will stand before you only once..
The proper role of the judiciary is one of interpreting and applying the law, not making it..
The power I exert on the court depends on the power of the power of my arguments, not my gender.