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.

I have always thought that while it's wonderful to be the first to do something, you don't want to be the last.

The more details, depth and thought you put into your ideas the more valuable they become.

My flesh winced, in cowardice, from such a death.

We live in a world where we give our pounds to those who have too much and our pennies to those who have too little

Narcissists are everywhere in this ripe age of self-love, which amazes me because so much in life would seem to foster humility.

Sometimes I say, If I had seen some masterpieces, maybe I wouldn't have dared start. I started very - not innocent, but naïve in a way.

A symbol always transcends the one who makes use of it and makes him say in reality more than he is aware of expressing.

All I know is that D'Aubuisson is a free enterprise man and deeply religious.

Each moment is a miracle encompassing everything: the joy and sorrow, the failure and success, the disappointment and happiness, the celebration and grief.

Art said he wanted to get more distance. I told him to hit it and run backward.

Only art and science make us suspect the existence of life to a higher level, and maybe also instill hope thereof.