143 Quotes by Sandra Day O'Connor

I care very much about women and their progress. I didn't go march in the streets, but when I was in the Arizona Legislature, one of the things that I did was to examine every single statute in the state of Arizona to pick out the ones that discriminated against women and get them changed.

The power I exert on the court depends on the power of the power of my arguments, not my gender

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

I think I learned to appreciate and treasure each day, because you don't know how many you're going to be given.

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.

In terms of having the American people look at the court and think of it as being fair and appropriate for our nation, it helps to have women, plural, on the court.

As a citizen, you need to know how to be a part of it, how to express yourself - and not just by voting.

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.

This chance will stand before you only once.