quotes about Sandra Day O Connor

last updated: November 28, 2023

I am deeply honored to have been nominated for a position on the Supreme Court. And I an humbled to have been nominated for the seat that is now held by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
-- Samuel Alito

Source : U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Judge Samuel Alito's Nomination to the Supreme Court, www.washingtonpost.com. January 9, 2006.

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“People don't hear me talk. They don't expect me to.”
“The Internet has helped atheists and agnostics coalesce as never before.”
“Contemplation is a very dangerous activity. It not only brings us face to face with God. It brings us, as well, face to face with the world, face to face with the self. And then, of course, something must be done. Nothing stays the same once we have found the God withinâ€¦. We carry the world in our hearts: the oppression of all peoples, the suffering of our friends, the burdens of our enemies, the raping of the Earth, the hunger of the starving, the joy of every laughing child.”
“The difference between ambition and discontent is quite a fine line and sometimes it is hard to tell which is which and which you are feeling!”
“We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy.”
“You just keep pushing. You just keep pushing. I made every mistake that could be made. But I just kept pushing.”
“All you need to know about Arafat was that he insisted on wearing a pistol when he addressed the UN General Assembly. And all you need to know about the UN, I suppose, is that they let him.”
“He went through the cupboards, found the olive oil, and started upstairs again. He glanced down at the green and gold label and had to bite back a laugh at the words Extra Virgin. That about summed it up.”
“Who knows what kind of life I might have had had I not been fortunate enough to have the parents I've had.”
“I'm enjoying myself this year and for once I'm not chasing my fitness.”