“Dissents speak to a future age.”

Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.

When I’m sometimes asked when will there be enough [women on the Supreme Court] and I say, ‘When there are nine,’ people are shocked. But there’d been nine men, and nobody’s ever raised a question about that.

I think daughters can change the perception of their fathers.

Don’t be afraid to take charge, think about what you want, then do the work, but then enjoy what makes you happy, bring along your crew, have a sense of humor.

Depriving a parent of parental status is as devastating as a criminal conviction.

A constitution, as important as it is, will mean nothing unless the people are yearning for liberty and freedom.

At the end of the day, a wise old man and a wise old woman will reach the same decision.

It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don’t want to take any chances. You never know what could happen.

Choosing the right word, and the right word order, he illustrated, could make an enormous difference in conveying an image or an idea.

There is no big constituency out there concerned about access restrictions on poor women.

We will all profit from a more diverse, inclusive society, understanding, accommodating, even celebrating our differences, while pulling together for the common good.

The emphasis must be not on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and reproductive control.

It’s hard not to have a big year at the Supreme Court.

Be independent and be a lady.

Every constitution written since the end of World War II includes a provision that men and women are citizens of equal stature. Ours does not.

I didn’t change the Constitution; the equality principle was there from the start. I just was an advocate for seeing its full realization.

Even from a very early age, I knew I didn’t want to miss out on anything life had to offer just because it might be considered dangerous.

Women tend to be conservative in youth and get more radical as they get older because they lose power with age. So, if a young woman is not a feminist, I say, just wait.

Utility is the great idol of the age, to which all powers must do service and all talents swear allegiance.

A lot of my generation are living out the un-lived lives of our mothers.

Time consecrates; and what is gray with age becomes religion.

I never took guitar lessons. I took classical piano lessons from the age of six when we lived in Holland.

My mom was from Germantown and was of German descent. She was a real force behind me and my dream. She was always my biggest fan, even when I was wrestling at an early age.

Testosterone to me is so important for a sense of well-being when you get older.