Part of me wanted to get a graduate degree in political science. Had I done that, I suppose I would have become a college professor.

I think that Congress's ability to reason is fully equal to that of the judiciary.

The First Amendment, I think, is the jewel of our Constitution.

The most important quality for a judge is open- mindedness to the arguments.

I think that the legitimacy of the court would be undermined in any case if the court made a decision based on its perception of public opinion.

Good judges develop certain habits of mind. One of those habits of mind is the habit of delaying reaching conclusions until everything has been considered.

If you want know what sort of a justice I would make, then look at what sort of a judge I have been.

In order to have a society in which public issues can be openly and vigorously debated, it is not necessary to allow the brutalization of innocent victims.

Private religious speech can't be discriminated against. It has to be treated equally with secular speech.

I think that what my parents taught me about hard work, optimism and education still holds true.

I have been committed to carrying out my duties... in accordance with both the letter and spirit of all applicable rules of ethics and canons of conduct.

A genius. A criminal mastermind. A millionaire. And he is only twelve years old.

You cannot afford to confine your studies to the classroom. The universe and all of history is your classroom.

Life is a physics problem. Bodies in motion.

Obsoletes and absolutes are the stock in trade of religions that place their faith in an 'unchanging' god while faced with the reality of an ever-changing world.

After death something new begins, over which all powers of the world of death have no more might.

And we all end up where we started

You label somebody 'New Age, ' and that's automatic mockery: 'She cannot possibly be a serious thinker.'

My affliction has been... I can make something or draw something or design something better than I can explain it.

Passions are generally roused from great conflict.

People want a cop-out, listen I'm a realist and I talk about motivation, talk about all the things it takes to be greater or are important to win and people want to use excuses all the time.