"I wasn't 100 percent sure I would be confirmed by the Senate. But I thought it would be a shame if the best person for the job was not nominated because of fear of what might happen."

"I think that the court should be a place where reason prevails."

"I think it's important for people to realize that change takes time. It doesn't happen overnight."

"The first thing that comes to mind is how much I love the law."

"I was fortunate to be alive and a lawyer in the late 1960s when the women's rights movement was just beginning."