Woman Quotes by Sandra Day O'Connor

9 Woman quotes by Sandra Day O'Connor

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Sandra Day O'Connor’s nine remarks blend courtroom poise with personal insight, shedding light on the challenges and triumphs women face. Though brief, the set offers a clear sense of her thoughtful approach to gender and justice.

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I've always said that at the end of the day, on a legal issue, I think a wise old woman and a…

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It was better for me when I was joined at the court by a second woman. When I was there alone, there…

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Justice Ginsburg is a very competent justice, and it is a joy to have her on the court, but particularly for me…

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The destiny of the woman must be shaped to a large extent on her own conception of her spiritual imperative and her…

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Yes, I will bring the understanding of a woman to the Court, but I doubt that alone will affect my decisions.

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I think the important thing about my appointment is not that I will decide cases as a woman, but that I am…

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It's hard to have little children and a job and career at the same time. There is no time left for you…

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The abortion cases produced an enormous amount of mail to my chambers, vastly more than to the other chambers, I am sure.…

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What was a problem was the excessive amount of media attention to the appointment of the first woman and everything she did.…

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

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I loved my husband very much, and it was heartbreaking to have him develop Alzheimer's disease, and to stand by and watch him decline…

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My concerns through the years increased about the concerns of an independent judiciary and how we maintain it. Certainly in the states. I'm a…

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The courts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputes begins. They should be the places where the disputes end…

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Young women today often have very little appreciation for the real battles that took place to get women where they are today in this…

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You have to answer the question, like it or not. And the questions deserve a valid legal response, even if the response isn't one…

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A fundamental premise of American democratic theory is that government exists to serve the people. ... Public records are one portal through which the…

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