I like to think that the court will continue to be held in high regard by the public. I think it should be.

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.

Wealth is a byproduct of positive, wealth-oriented thoughts.

On the other side of fear is your breakthrough.

If I'm sincere today, what does it matter if I regret it tomorrow?

The artist, to my way of thinking, is a monstrosity, something outside nature.

I have never had a dietician and I never will, unless I get a disease.

I feel like what I'm best at is being a musician and a performer. I want to use that to help people who are good at starting nonprofits.

Boulez, who is everything I don't want art to be... Boulez, who once said in an essay that he is not interested in how a piece sounds, only how it is made.

The soundtrack of O Brother is the most publicity I've gotten. I don't feel that I have lost any of my old fans, but I have gained new ones.

It is the strength of any emotion, not necessarily its pleasantness, that makes a place important.

Wisdom and knowledge is everywhere, but so is stupity.