All Sandra Day O'Connor 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… Alone
- My sense is that jurists from other nations around the world understand that our court occupies a very special place in the American system, and… American
- Occasionally we have to interpret an international treaty - one, perhaps, affecting airlines and liability for injury to passengers or damage to goods. Then, of… Affecting
- 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… Abortion
- 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… Age
- Those who would renegotiate the boundaries between church and state must therefore answer a difficult question: why would we trade a system that has served… Answer
- The family unit plays a critical role in our society and in the training of the generation to come. Critical
- Be aware that even before you have reached your ultimate professional destination, if you always strive for excellence, you can and should have a substantial… Always Strive
- I think I learned to appreciate and treasure each day, because you don't know how many you're going to be given. Appreciate
- 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… American
- The fact is, we are a nine-member court that sits on cases. Cases
- The power I exert on the court depends on the power of my arguments, not on my gender. Argument