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.

The Establishment Clause prohibits government from making adherence to a religion relevant in any way to a person's standing in the political community.

Do the best you can in every task, no matter how unimportant it may seem at the time. No one learns more about a problem than the person at the bottom.

The framers of the Constitution were so clear in the federalist papers and elsewhere that they felt an independent judiciary was critical to the success of the nation.

Unfortunately civility is hard to codify or legislate, but you know it when you see it. It's possible to disagree without being disagreeable.

We don't accomplish anything in this world alone.

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.

This chance will stand before you only once.

The power I exert on the court depends on the power of the power of my arguments, not my gender

We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation.

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

Love at first sight? Let me just put on my glasses.

Men are more resilient than that, I think. Our belief is often strongest when it should be weakest. That is the nature of hope.

Life fits the shoe you walk in.

It's nice to be chosen, to be that girl you have been searching for all your life.

Of course, to be fair, that was a parent's job. The world was so full of sharp bends that if they didn't put a few twists in you, you wouldn't stand a chance of fitting in.

There's nothing as 'Wrong' or 'Right'. It's the extent of how our mind can interpret the circumstances.

I started to realize I wasn't like every other boy.

It was the worst hurt he had ever known.

There is no amount of money, time or energy too great to spend on our children. They are our angels, our future. In failing them, we are failing ourselves.

Let us not overlook so great a gain.