Shirley Hufstedler Quotes

Security is not the meaning of my life. Great opportunities are worth the risk.

The rhythm of life is intricate but orderly, tenacious but fragile. To keep that in mind is to build the key to survival.

I empathize with those who yearn for a simpler world, for some bygone golden age of domestic and international tranquility. But for the mass of humanity it is an age that never was.

I'm bilingual. I speak English and I speak educationese.

Justice is a blindfolded woman.

The role of the teacher remains the highest calling of a free people.

If you haven't failed, you haven't tried very hard.

If you play it safe in life you've decided that you don't want to grow anymore.

Security is not the meaning of my life. Great opportunities are worth the risks.