“Apparently a great many people have forgotten that the framers of our Constitution went to such great effort to create an independent judicial branch that would not be subject to retaliation by either the executive branch or the legislative branch because of some decision made by those judges.” ~ Sandra Day O’Connor.“The power I exert on the court depends on the power of the power of my arguments, not my gender” ~ Sandra Day O’Connor.“Despite the encouraging and wonderful gains and the changes for women which have occurred in my lifetime, there is still room to advance and to promote correction of the remaining deficiencies and imbalances.” ~ Sandra Day O’Connor.And I’m not sure the recent generations have done that good a job of learning about it.” ~ Sandra Day O’Connor “The fact is that knowledge about the Constitution and the Court is not something that is handed down through the gene pool every generation has to learn it.I don’t know how much history young women today know about those battles.” ~ Sandra Day O’Connor “Young women today often have very little appreciation for the real battles that took place to get women where they are today in this country.“I don’t know that there are any shortcuts to doing a good job.” ~ Sandra Day O’Connor.“I have always thought that while it’s wonderful to be the first to do something, you don’t want to be the last.” ~ Sandra Day O’Connor.“We don’t accomplish anything in this world alone.” ~ Sandra Day O’Connor.“Society as a whole benefits immeasurably from a climate in which all persons, regardless of race or gender, may have the opportunity to earn respect, responsibility, advancement and remuneration based on ability.” ~ Sandra Day O’Connor.It’s possible to disagree without being disagreeable.” ~ Sandra Day O’Connor ![]() “Unfortunately civility is hard to codify or legislate, but you know it when you see it.“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 O’Connor.“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 impact on the world in which you live.” ~ Sandra Day O’Connor.No one learns more about a problem than the person at the bottom.” ~ Sandra Day O’Connor ![]()
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