I respect, too, the fact that in our legal order it is for Congress and not the courts to write new laws. It is the role of judges to apply, not alter, the work of the people's representatives.

None of you speaks for me. I speak for me. I am a judge. I am independent. I make up my own mind.

In a world without Chevron, very little would change except perhaps the most important things.

I'm distressed to hear you think that judges or the Supreme Court is an organ of a party. That, to me, is just - I know you feel that way. And that distresses me.

Ours is the job of interpreting the Constitution. And that document isn't some inkblot on which litigants may project their hopes and dreams.

Justice Scalia was a lion of the law. Agree or disagree with him, all of his colleagues on the bench shared his wisdom and his humor. And like them, I miss him.

In the balance of my professional life, I've had the privilege of the working as a practicing lawyer and teacher.

What would the world be like if men never ruled again?

The people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions, and allelse, now concerns itself no more, and longs eagerly for just two things: bread and circuses!

Some people want to amass a great amount of wealth and make a great looking obituary. I'm going to die with more money than is good to leave my son.

Jeans represent democracy in fashion.

There is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they're useful to you and being someone's friend.

In order to find yourself you need to get lost in the forest of life.

That spirit of mockery characteristic of the guaracha was part of the mambo from the beginning.

Staying silent, staying away from him... that was the hardest thing I've ever done.

Those who follow the crowd usually get lost in it. I don't know all the keys to success, but one key to failure is to try to please everyone.

It is as though a portal in time has opened, and the Christians of the 14th century are pouring into our world.