sandra day o connor

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

“ It's wonderful to be the first to do something but I didn't want to be the last. ”

“ Having family responsibilities and concerns just has to make you a more understanding person. ”

“ I need to retire from retirement. ”

“ I tried to decide each case based on the law and the Constitution. ”

“ Yes, I will bring the understanding of a woman to the Court, but I doubt that alone will affect my decisions. ”

“ Even in my own time and in my own life, I have witnessed a revolution. ”

“ It is difficult to discern a serious threat to religious liberty from a room of silent, thoughtful schoolchildren. ”

“ As a citizen, you need to know how to be a part of it, how to express yourself and not just by voting. ”

“ There was no hostility at the court when I arrived. ”