Justice Ginsburg is a very competent justice, and it is a joy to have her on the court, but particularly for me it is a pleasure to have a second woman on the court. Sandra Day O'Connor competentcourtginsburg Change image and share on social
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. Sandra Day O'Connor childcivicfollow Change image and share on social
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. Sandra Day O'Connor bottomlearnmatter Change image and share on social
I care very much about women and their progress. I didn't go march in the streets, but when I was in the Arizona Legislature, one of the things that I did was to examine every single statute in the state of Arizona to pick out the ones that discriminated against women and get them changed. Sandra Day O'Connor arizonacarechange share on social
I need to retire from retirement. Sandra Day O'Connor retireretirement Change image and share on social
It is a measure of the framers' fear that a passing majority might find it expedient to compromise 4th Amendment values that these values were embodied in the Constitution itself. Sandra Day O'Connor 4thamendmentcompromise Change image and share on social
The Establishment Clause prohibits government from making adherence to a religion relevant in any way to a person's standing in the political community. Sandra Day O'Connor adherenceclausecommunity Change image and share on social
The fact is, we are a nine-member court that sits on cases. Sandra Day O'Connor casecourtfact Change image and share on social
I don't know how a judge can concentrate on being fair and impartial when he or she is faced with possible jail time for making a decision that others deem incorrect. Sandra Day O'Connor concentratedecisiondeem Change image and share on social
Occasionally we have to interpret an international treaty - one, perhaps, affecting airlines and liability for injury to passengers or damage to goods. Then, of course, we have to look to the precedents of other member nations in resolving issues. Sandra Day O'Connor affectairlinedamage share on social