I became a lawyer for selfish reasons. I thought I could do a lawyer’s job better than any other.

Undocumented aliens unfortunately are not protected by the law and they are tremendously subjected to exploitation. The result is that they would be willing to work for a wage that no person who is welcome in our shores would take.

My mother told me two things constantly. One was to be a lady, and the other was to be independent. The study of law was unusual for women of my generation. For most girls growing up in the '40s, the most important degree was not your B.A., but your M.R.S.

There are some singers that know exactly when to go, and others hang on much too long and that is the same, that is the same with judges.

Dissents speak to a future age.

A prime part of the history of our Constitution is the story of the extension of constitutional rights to people once ignored or excluded.

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