This was a time of great intellectual excitement for me. Both college and law school opened up new worlds of ideas.

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.

You live and then you die, I thought. It's good to have some good times.

The modern technologist is less 'sorcerer' and more 'sorcerer's apprentice'.

The classics of the ancient world are everywhere in the literature of the Revolution, but thet are everywhere illustrative, not determinative, of thought

I always loved cooking, from an early age. I kind of wanted to be a chef.

I didn't have to undergo reconstructive surgery.

I cut coupons, love specials and believe in buying toilet paper and toothpaste in bulk. It's just who I am.

Skype has a great engineering team, which I like to describe as 'all of Estonia.'

There are two kinds of fidelity, that of dogs and that of cats; you, gentleman, have the fidelity of cats who never leave the house.

I've got to live my life the way I feel is right for me. Might not be right for you, but it's right for me.

The root of sanctity is sanity. A man must be healthy before he can be holy. We bathe first, and then perfume.