"I don’t know how many meetings I attended in the ’60s and the ’70s, where I would say something, and nobody reacted as though I had said it. Then, 10 minutes later, a man would say the same thing, and…"

"I think that the court should be a place where fundamental rights are protected."

"I did not get to be a judge by being a hater."

"I love opera. I love music. I love to dance."

"Throwing out preclearance when it has worked and is continuing to work to stop discriminatory changes is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet."