I work every day to live up to my mother's model. She was a very proud woman. And she really prepared me to go off into the world as a proud daughter.

We've got to understand that all disenfranchised people have something in common...The pursuit of justice really is about equality for everyone.

But the issue of sexual harassment is not the end of it. There are other issues - political issues, gender issues - that people need to be educated about.

Whether we call it a job or a career, work is more than just something we do. It is a part of who we are.

We have a history of gender and racial bias on our court that continues to undermine the system. Excluding individuals based on race is antagonistic to the pursuit of justice.

I did what my conscience told me to do, and you can't fail if you do that.

The real problem is that the way that power is given out in our society pits us against each other.