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Slaying the dragon of delay is no sport for the short-winded.

Sandra Day O'Connor

I’m not on the court anymore, so no use looking for my philosophy. If somebody’s waiting for that, they can wait for another justice.
SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR

Justice Philosophy Waiting
If statistics are any indication, the system may well be allowing some innocent defendants to be executed.
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Death May Penalty Statistics
We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation.
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Generations Government Teach
I tried to decide each case based on the law and the Constitution.
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Cases Constitution Law
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
Slaying the dragon of delay is no sport for the short-winded.
SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR

Leadership Procrastination Sports
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. And I’m not sure the recent generations have done that good a job of learning about it.
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Constitution Done Pool
[G]overnment endorsement . . . of religion . . . sends a message to nonadherents that they are outsiders, not full members of the political community, and an accompanying message to adherents that they are insiders, favored members of the political community.
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Church Community Political
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

Appreciate Gratitude Thinking
If parents instill a sense of civic-mindedness – and there is no better way to do that than by example – their children will probably follow.
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Children Example Parent
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
Do the best you can in every task, no matter how unimportant it may seem at the time. No one learns more about a problem than the person at the bottom.
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Learning Tasks Time
If a State refused to let religious groups use facilities open to others, then it would demonstrate not neutrality but hostility toward religion.
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Christian Groups Religious
What was a problem was the excessive amount of media attention to the appointment of the first woman and everything she did. Everywhere that Sandra went, the press was sure to go. And that got tiresome; it was stressful.
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Attention Firsts Media
I finally gave up my little law practice and stayed home for about three years. You have to do what you can to keep the family going. But I wanted to get back to work. So I got another babysitter and went to work as an Assistant Attorney General.
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Home Keep Law Wanted Years
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

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