(W)e do not count heads before enforcing the First Amendment.

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'm a survivor, " I said. But I didn't think that claim would carry much weight in an obituary.

Some people dance with singing rain

What we do, our choices, that's what defines us

All Hollywood corrupts; and absolute Hollywood corrupts absolutely.

I'm passionate about being true to myself, sending good energy to the people around me, traveling, staying inspired, being a good friend, being a good daughter, being a good sister.

A good writer always works at the impossible.There is another kind who pulls in his horizons, drops his mind as one lowers rifle sights.

Women now have to put so much attention into their careers, and not many families can pull off a single income.

I do struggle with how much and in which way, as an artist or celebrity, that you voice your political views.

Literature is one of the few areas left where black and white feel some identity of purpose; we all struggle under censorship.

Live according to your highest light and more light will be given.