It is a measure of the framers' fear that a passing majority might find it expedient to compromise 4th Amendment values that these values were embodied in the Constitution itself.

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.

Be careful of what you dwell on and what you say.

There is no logical staircase running from the physics of 10-28 cm. to the physics of 1028 light-years.

For sleep, riches and health to be truly enjoyed, they must be interrupted.

Everything in the least connected with him has value for me; if someone even mentions his name it is like a little present to me-and I long to mention it myself

As I get older, I realize all I've done is sing and act and hone those skills.

I found his last words without too much searching. Captured by the Bolivian army, Guevara said, 'Shoot, coward. You are only going to kill a man.

I don't know what any of my tunes are about, they're just out there. I'm not good with words. I just say the first thing that comes into my head

Withdraw your awareness from everywhere and just let it rest within yourself, and you have arrived home.

Long ago, I became more interested in the real world than in make-believe.

George is a radio announcer, and when he walks under a bridge... you can't hear him talk.