“Parents should continue to become more involved with their communities, and more involved in their children's education.”
Education
“We don't accomplish anything in this world alone... and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one's life and all the weavings of individual threads form one to another that creates something.”
AloneAll Quotes by Sandra Day O'Connor
“The power I exert on the court depends on the power of my arguments, not on my gender.”
Power“The more education a woman has, the wider the gap between men's and women's earnings for the same work.”
Education“It is difficult to discern a serious threat to religious liberty from a room of silent, thoughtful schoolchildren.”
Politics“The Establishment Clause prohibits government from making adherence to a religion relevant in any way to a person's standing in the political community.”
Government“In order to cultivate a set of leaders with legitimacy in the eyes of the citizenry, it is necessary that the path to leadership be visibly open to talented and qualified individuals of every race and ethnicity.”
Leadership“You have citizens who don't understand how government works and they're kind of soured on it. All they do is criticize. They have no idea that they can make things happen.”
Government“My hope is that 10 years from now, after I've been across the street at work for a while, they'll all be glad they gave me that wonderful vote.”
Hope“A state of war is not a blank check... when it comes to the rights of the Nation's citizens.”
War“We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation.”
Government“Having family responsibilities and concerns just has to make you a more understanding person.”
Family“We don't accomplish anything in this world alone... and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one's life and all the weavings of individual threads form one to another that creates something.”
Alone“Statutes authorizing unreasonable searches were the core concern of the framers of the 4th Amendment.”
History“Most high courts in other nations do not have discretion, such as we enjoy, in selecting the cases that the high court reviews. Our court is virtually alone in the amount of discretion it has.”
Alone“Half the states have stopped making civics and government a requirement for high school. Half.”
Government“Society as a whole benefits immeasurably from a climate in which all persons, regardless of race or gender, may have the opportunity to earn respect, responsibility, advancement and remuneration based on ability.”
Respect“Each of us brings to our job, whatever it is, our lifetime of experience and our values.”
Experience“I had become increasingly concerned in recent years about the lack of civics education in our nation's schools. In recent years, the schools have stopped teaching it. And it's unfortunate.”
Education“Young women today often have very little appreciation for the real battles that took place to get women where they are today in this country. I don't know how much history young women today know about those battles.”
History“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.”
Freedom