“Young people can't name a single Justice on the US Supreme Court but they can name all three judges on American Idol. It's pretty sad.”— Sandra Day O'Connor, makers.comTagged: Supreme Court, American Idol
“This nation has not taken on the job of figuring out what to do about Alzheimers. We must do that. The numbers of people affected and the families are huge.”— Sandra Day O'Connor, makers.comTagged: Alzheimers, Health Issues
“It's hard to have little children and a career at the same time. There is no time left for you as a woman.”— Sandra Day O'Connor, makers.comTagged: Motherhood, Me Time
“It's not perfect, but my goodness, it's improved.”— Sandra Day O'Connor, makers.comTagged: Women's Rights, Equality
“You have a job to do and it doesn't mean succumbing to somebody's emotional pitch made out on the sidewalk. You're there to make legal decisions based on the law and the Constitution of the United States.”— Sandra Day O'Connor, makers.comTagged: Abortion, Roe V. Wade
“It's wonderful to be the first to do something but I didn't want to be the last.”— Sandra Day O'Connor, makers.comTagged: First Female Justice, Court System
“I worked for no salary and I put my desk in with the secretary.”— Sandra Day O'Connor, makers.comTagged: Lawyers, Law
“I think of myself as an old lady who has had a pretty darn good career.”— Sandra Day O'Connor, makers.comTagged: Success, Pride