“It is difficult to discern a serious threat to religious liberty from a room of silent, thoughtful schoolchildren.”
Politics
“The power I exert on the court depends on the power of my arguments, not on my gender.”
PowerAll Quotes by Sandra Day O'Connor
“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.”
Fear“The more education a woman has, the wider the gap between men's and women's earnings for the same work.”
Education“A state of war is not a blank check... when it comes to the rights of the Nation's citizens.”
War“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“We pay a price when we deprive children of the exposure to the values, principles, and education they need to make them good citizens.”
Education“Having family responsibilities and concerns just has to make you a more understanding person.”
Family“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“The power I exert on the court depends on the power of my arguments, not on my gender.”
Power“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“Half the states have stopped making civics and government a requirement for high school. Half.”
Government“The No Child Left Behind Program was an incentive to the schools to get their kids up to snuff on math and science and reading.”
Science“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“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“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“Parents should continue to become more involved with their communities, and more involved in their children's education.”
Education“Each of us brings to our job, whatever it is, our lifetime of experience and our values.”
Experience“Statutes authorizing unreasonable searches were the core concern of the framers of the 4th Amendment.”
History“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 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.”
Success