I have always thought that while it's wonderful to be the first to do something, you don't want to be the last.

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.

I think the important thing about my appointment is not that I will decide cases as a woman, but that I am a woman who will get to decide cases.

I sort of thought the framers of the Constitution were talking about the rights of individuals, not corporate entities.

If parents instill a sense of civic-mindedness - and there is no better way to do that than by example - their children will probably follow.

In my work a good library is essential. It enables me to learn the background and previous discussions of the various issues I am called upon to decide. It provides the stability and continuity for the rule of law.

It matters enormously to a successful democratic society like ours that we have three branches of government, each with some independence and some control over the other two. Thats set out in the Constitution.