Sandra Day O'Connor Quotes
Top 52 wise famous quotes and sayings by Sandra Day O'Connor
Sandra Day O'Connor Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from Sandra Day O'Connor on Wise Famous Quotes.
Less than one-third of eighth-graders can identify the historical purpose of the Declaration of Independence - and it's right there in the name.
Commitment to the rule of law provides a basic assurance that people can know what to expect whether what they do is popular or unpopular at the time.
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.
I think I learned to appreciate and treasure each day, because you don't know how many you're going to be given.
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.
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.
We pay a price when we deprive children of the exposure to the values, principles, and education they need to make them good citizens.
A state of war is not a blank check for the president when it comes to the rights of the nation's citizens.
Historically courts in this country have been insulated. We do not look beyond our borders for precedents.
I've always said that at the end of the day, on a legal issue, I think a wise old woman and a wise old man are going to reach the same conclusion.
Yes, I will bring the understanding of a woman to the Court, but I doubt that alone will affect my decisions.
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.
Well, it's a little odd, the path I took, because when I was young, I wanted to be a cattle rancher. That was what I knew and that was what I liked.
If statistics are any indication, the system may well be allowing some innocent defendants to be executed.
And I went off to Stanford, I was pretty young and pretty naive. And I had a professor I really loved, who was himself a lawyer.
As a citizen, you need to know how to be a part of it, how to express yourself - and not just by voting.
I sort of thought the framers of the Constitution were talking about the rights of individuals, not corporate entities.
We expect that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary to further the interest approved today.
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.
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.
The more education a woman has, the wider the gap between men's and women's earnings for the same work.
If a State refused to let religious groups use facilities open to others, then it would demonstrate not neutrality but hostility toward religion.
Parents should continue to become more involved with their communities, and more involved in their children's education.
The destiny of the woman must be shaped to a large extent on her own conception of her spiritual imperative and her place in society.
The members of the court were just delighted to have a ninth member - male or female. They were all kind and welcoming.
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.
Statutes authorizing unreasonable searches were the core concern of the framers of the 4th Amendment.
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.