The President [Barack Obama] had suggested that I not watch the news during the confirmation process. I assiduously followed his advice.

All judges have cases that touch our passions deeply, but we all struggle constantly with remaining impartial.

I don't view prosecutors and attorneys as natural enemies. ... Though their roles are oppositional, the two simply have different roles to play in pursuit of the larger purpose, realizing the rule of law. ... This is not to deny that the will to win drives those efforts. ... Rather, it is simply to insist that ultimately, neither the accused nor society is served unless the integrity of the system is set above the expedient purposes of either side.

Some people choose not to engage the battle and then don't seek out that kind of success. And others do.

The dynamism of any diverse community depends not only on the diversity itself but on promoting a sense of belonging among those who formerly would have been considered and felt themselves outsiders.

There are no bystanders in life [...] Our humanity makes us each a part of something greater than ourselves.

I didn't know I had a sense of limitation until I got into the greater world.