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

Prisons should be co-ed because separate quarters are discriminatory.

Depriving a parent of parental status is as devastating as a criminal conviction.

I think our system is being polluted by money.

Sometimes people say unkind or thoughtless things, and when they do, it is best to be a little hard of hearing — to tune out and not snap back in anger or impatience.

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

I would not look to the United States Constitution if I were drafting a constitution in the year 2012.