Most high courts in other nations do not have discretion, such as we enjoy, in selecting the cases that the high court reviews. Our court is virtually alone in the amount of discretion it has.

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.

The river was so blue it seemed to be breathing.

The true humanist maintains a just balance between sympathy and selection.

I've never been really interested in music, classical or otherwise, where the craft is more important than the result. I realized quickly that I'd never be a technical electronic musician.

I would roll up pennies to take the subway to work in Times Square. I was broke, but I was happy.

Acting is not being emotional, but being able to fully express emotion.

The monuments of the nations are all protests against nothingness after death; so are statues and inscriptions; so is history.

There is something wrong with our world, something fundamentally and basically wrong.

If the other fellow can't tell you his story, you can never be sure he isn't trying to kill you.

My arms flew up of thier own accord knoking my bag down. I grabbed hold of the desk to keep myself from falling down.

I think the end is endless. It's either a big black hole or a big white light or both together. But it's totally meaningless, because even if someone would explain it, I wouldn't understand it.