Each justice hires their own clerks, and applications are made individually to the justices. It isn't a group decision.

The Establishment Clause prohibits government from making adherence to a religion relevant in any way to a person's standing in the political community.

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 bottom.

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.

The framers of the Constitution were so clear in the federalist papers and elsewhere that they felt an independent judiciary was critical to the success of the nation.

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.

Be aware that even before you have reached your ultimate professional destination, if you always strive for excellence, you can and should have a substantial impact on the world in which you live.

This chance will stand before you only once.

The power I exert on the court depends on the power of the power of my arguments, not my gender

We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation.

I believe in the magic and authority of words.

Don't try to tell me it's because I'm scared, because the truth is the only time I'm not terrified is when I'm with you.

Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

I was thinking about naming my child Kanye.

You know, honestly, acting in film is remarkably independent. You're doing your thing and someone else is doing their thing.

[Two Evil Eyes] was shot in Pittsburgh, and that's where I was born and raised, so it was really nice to be a part of Pittsburgh film culture.

With respect to the situation in Al-Faw, the British told big lies. In Al-Faw, our forces' positions remained in place.

When you work on a soap opera, that's three years of you working every day. There was no time to do anything other than the soap opera - you're locked in.

To write a book about improvisation is partly a contradiction in terms. Improvisation is spontaneous. It's in the moment.

When I grew up I thought I was Jewish. Now I don't consider myself Jewish. I consider myself a Kabbalis.