The family unit plays a critical role in our society and in the training of the generation to come.

Be aware that even before you have reached your ultimate professional destination, if you always strive for excellence, you can and should have a substantial impact on the world in which you live.

Historically courts in this country have been insulated. We do not look beyond our borders for precedents.

What was a problem was the excessive amount of media attention to the appointment of the first woman and everything she did. Everywhere that Sandra went, the press was sure to go. And that got tiresome; it was stressful.

You have to answer the question, like it or not. And the questions deserve a valid legal response, even if the response isn't one that will be easily understood. You have an obligation as a member of the court to do what you are bound to do under federal law, even if it isn't an attractive resolution from a public standpoint.

It's hard to have little children and a job and career at the same time. There is no time left for you as a woman.

Each of us brings to our job, whatever it is, our lifetime of experience and our values.