The proper role of the judiciary is one of interpreting and applying the law, not making it.

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 will toil under sun for what I want.

It's too good, she is. She wants to find the good in others, and sometimes her way of finding that is to trust them, hoping she'll not be disappointed but she sometimes is.

It is unfortunate for the gods that, unlike us, they cannot commit suicide.

There is no greater despair, than to tread with care upon ice that is already broken

You can say the Earth is flat, but it doesn't mean you're going to fall off the edge.

I eat lots of fruit for breakfast because it's cleansing and quickly digested by the body.

I want to be one of the best players around in two or three years time, to be a decisive footballer.

I wanted to be a hockey player. Where I grew up, the basketball courts were rarely used. I was terrible in school and actually said, 'I'm going to be a hockey player.'

Youth are becoming the site of society's nightmares.

He who follows reason in all things is both tranquil and active at the same time, and also cheerful and collected.