A moment of silence is not inherently religious. Sandra Day O'Connor inherentlymomentreligious Change image and share on social
If I stumbled badly in doing the job, I think it would have made life more difficult for women, and that was a great concern of mine and still is. Sandra Day O'Connor badlyconcerndifficult Change image and share on social
We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation. Sandra Day O'Connor complexgenerationgovernment Change image and share on social
It is true that as you have children, there are a good many months when you don't want to be working full-time. I agree that that's an issue. Sandra Day O'Connor agreechildfull Change image and share on social
It was better for me when I was joined at the court by a second woman. When I was there alone, there was too much media focus on the one woman, and the minute we got another woman, that changed. Sandra Day O'Connor changecourtfocus Change image and share on social
It is difficult to discern a serious threat to religious liberty from a room of silent, thoughtful schoolchildren. Sandra Day O'Connor difficultdiscernliberty Change image and share on social
The courts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputes begins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternative methods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried. Sandra Day O'Connor alternativebeginconsider share on social
When I went to law school, which after all was back in the dark ages, we never looked beyond our borders for precedents. As a state court judge, it never would have occurred to me to do so, and when I got to the Supreme Court, it was very much the same. We just didn't do it. Sandra Day O'Connor agebackborder share on social
Historically courts in this country have been insulated. We do not look beyond our borders for precedents. Sandra Day O'Connor bordercountrycourt Change image and share on social
The freedom to criticize judges and other public officials is necessary to a vibrant democracy. The problem comes when healthy criticism is replaced with more destructive intimidation and sanctions. Sandra Day O'Connor criticismcriticizedemocracy Change image and share on social
