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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.

Sandra Day O'Connor

And I went off to Stanford, I was pretty young and pretty naive. And I had a professor I really loved, who was himself a lawyer.
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Lawyers Professors Young
We expect that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary to further the interest approved today.
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Approved Today Use Years
I like to think that the court will continue to be held in high regard by the public. I think it should be.
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Court Regard Thinking
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 that the court is rather well regarded in comparison, perhaps, to their own.
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Country House Special System World
Slaying the dragon of delay is no sport for the short-winded.
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Leadership Procrastination Sports
How dare you make my life a felony.
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Dare Felony Gay Lgbt
Having family responsibilities and concerns just has to make you a more understanding person.
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Family Nature Women
I don’t think it’s the court’s perceived role to do some explaining of a political nature.
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Nature Political Roles Thinking
My hope is that 10 years from now, after I’ve been across the street at work for a while, they’ll all be glad they gave me that wonderful vote.
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Hope Politics Wonderful Years
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.
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Gains Imbalance Rooms
I have always thought that while it’s wonderful to be the first to do something, you don’t want to be the last.
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First Last Something Wonderful
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.
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Equality Opportunity Responsibility
It was better for me when I was joined at the court by a second woman. When I was there alone, there was too much media focus on the one woman, and the minute we got another woman, that changed.
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Focus Media Too Much
I do not believe it is the function of the judiciary to step in and change the law because the times have changed. I do well understand the difference between legislating and judging. As a judge, it is not my function to develop public policy.
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Believe Changed Law Times
We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation.
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Generations Government Teach
I think most people didn’t want to do court duty.
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Duty People Thinking Want

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