I thought that by saying no and explaining my reasons my employer would abandon his social suggestions. However, to my regret, in the following few weeks, he continued to ask me out on several occasions

You can't always expect a certain result, but you can expect to do your best.

Certainly my life will not ever be as private and discreet, and perhaps I should even use the word insulated, as it was before

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.

I have - often say to people that you really don't get to decide your own legacy. I mean, what you do is, you try to be your own authentic self. And then people decide how they're going to interpret that and what it means to them.

Testifying has helped me understand that one individual's behavior and actions make a difference. That my actions are important to people other than myself

In July of 1983, I left Washington, DC area and have had minimal contact with Judge Clarence Thomas since