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Sandra Day OConnor Quotes

It is true that many Americans find the (Ten) Commandments in accord with their personal beliefs. But we do not count heads before enforcing the First Amendment Picture Quote #1

It’s hard to have little children and a job and career at the same time. There is no time left for you as a woman Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Each of us brings to our job, whatever it is, our lifetime of experience and our values Picture Quote #1

Having family responsibilities and concerns just has to make you a more understanding person Picture Quote #1

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Historically courts in this country have been insulated. We do not look beyond our borders for precedents Picture Quote #1

I think the important thing about my appointment is not that I will decide cases as a woman, but that I am a woman who will get to decide cases Picture Quote #1

I wanted to be a cattle rancher when I was young, because it was what I knew and I loved it Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

My concern was whether I could do the job of a justice well enough to convince the nation that my appointment was the right move Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Statutes authorizing unreasonable searches were the core concern of the framers of the 4th Amendment Picture Quote #1

The Establishment Clause prohibits government from making adherence to a religion relevant in any way to a person’s standing in the political community Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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The members of the court were just delighted to have a ninth member - male or female. They were all kind and welcoming Picture Quote #1

The more education a woman has, the wider the gap between men’s and women’s earnings for the same work Picture Quote #1

Yes, I will bring the understanding of a woman to the Court, but I doubt that alone will affect my decisions Picture Quote #1

The government now has license to transfer property from those with fewer resources to those with more. The Founders cannot have intended this perverse result Picture Quote #1

I’m a judge. It seemed to me that it was critical to try to take action to stem the criticism and help people understand that in the constitutional framework, it’s terribly important not to have a system of retaliation against decisions people don’t like Picture Quote #1

It matters enormously to a successful democratic society like ours that we have three branches of government, each with some independence and some control over the other two. Thats set out in the Constitution Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

The abortion cases produced an enormous amount of mail to my chambers, vastly more than to the other chambers, I am sure. I sometimes thought there wasn’t a woman in the United States who didn’t write me a letter on one side or the other of that issue Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The power I exert on the court depends on the power of my arguments, not on my gender Picture Quote #1

I do not believe it is the function of the judiciary to step in and change the law because the times have changed. I do well understand the difference between legislating and judging. As a judge, it is not my function to develop public policy Picture Quote #1

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It is true that many Americans find the (Ten) Commandments in accord with their personal beliefs. But we do not count heads before enforcing the First Amendment. (Sandra Day OConnor Quotes) It’s hard to have little children and a job and career at the same time. There is no time left for you as a woman. (Sandra Day OConnor Quotes) 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 (Sandra Day OConnor Quotes) 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 OConnor Quotes) Each of us brings to our job, whatever it is, our lifetime of experience and our values (Sandra Day OConnor Quotes) Having family responsibilities and concerns just has to make you a more understanding person (Sandra Day OConnor Quotes) Historically courts in this country have been insulated. We do not look beyond our borders for precedents (Sandra Day OConnor Quotes) I think the important thing about my appointment is not that I will decide cases as a woman, but that I am a woman who will get to decide cases (Sandra Day OConnor Quotes) I wanted to be a cattle rancher when I was young, because it was what I knew and I loved it (Sandra Day OConnor Quotes) 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 OConnor Quotes) 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 OConnor Quotes) 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 OConnor Quotes) 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 (Sandra Day OConnor Quotes) My concern was whether I could do the job of a justice well enough to convince the nation that my appointment was the right move (Sandra Day OConnor Quotes) 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 (Sandra Day OConnor Quotes) Statutes authorizing unreasonable searches were the core concern of the framers of the 4th Amendment (Sandra Day OConnor Quotes) 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 OConnor Quotes) 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 (Sandra Day OConnor Quotes) The members of the court were just delighted to have a ninth member - male or female. They were all kind and welcoming (Sandra Day OConnor Quotes) The more education a woman has, the wider the gap between men’s and women’s earnings for the same work (Sandra Day OConnor Quotes) Yes, I will bring the understanding of a woman to the Court, but I doubt that alone will affect my decisions (Sandra Day OConnor Quotes) The government now has license to transfer property from those with fewer resources to those with more. The Founders cannot have intended this perverse result (Sandra Day OConnor Quotes) I’m a judge. It seemed to me that it was critical to try to take action to stem the criticism and help people understand that in the constitutional framework, it’s terribly important not to have a system of retaliation against decisions people don’t like (Sandra Day OConnor Quotes) It matters enormously to a successful democratic society like ours that we have three branches of government, each with some independence and some control over the other two. Thats set out in the Constitution (Sandra Day OConnor Quotes) 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 OConnor Quotes) The abortion cases produced an enormous amount of mail to my chambers, vastly more than to the other chambers, I am sure. I sometimes thought there wasn’t a woman in the United States who didn’t write me a letter on one side or the other of that issue (Sandra Day OConnor Quotes) 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 OConnor Quotes) The power I exert on the court depends on the power of my arguments, not on my gender (Sandra Day OConnor Quotes) I do not believe it is the function of the judiciary to step in and change the law because the times have changed. I do well understand the difference between legislating and judging. As a judge, it is not my function to develop public policy (Sandra Day OConnor Quotes)

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