...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.

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

Every gal and every boy that's born alive is either a little liberal or else a little conservative.

If I had any talent God could give me, I would be a great diva.

We should learn ... to do our best for the sake of our communities and for the sake of those for whom we pave the way.

If we gave up our freedom as the price of security, we would no longer be the great nation that we are.

If there was one decision I would overrule, it would be Citizens United. I think the notion that we have all the democracy that money can buy strays so far from what our democracy is supposed to be.