Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.

I didn't change the Constitution; the equality principle was there from the start. I just was an advocate for seeing its full realization.

It's great to be in the position of asking questions and not having to answer questions.

...The Court ...[recognizes]...the persistence of racial inequality and a majority's acknowledgement of Congress's authority to act affirmatively, not only to end discrimination, but also to counteract discrimination's lingering effects. Those effects, reflective of a system of racial caste [legal segregation and discrimination] only recently ended, are evident in our work places, markets, and neighborhoods. Job applicants with identical resumes, qualifications, and interview styles still experience different receptions, depending on their race.

I said on the equality side of it, that it is essential to a woman's equality with man that she be the decision-maker, that her choice be controlling.

I think members of the legislature, people who have to run for office, know the connection between money and influence on what laws get passed.

When police or prosecutors conceal significant exculpatory or impeaching material, we hold, it is ordinarily incumbent on the state to set the record straight.