Sandra Day O'Connor Quotes About Children
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being a member of the court is a lot like walking through fresh concrete. Do you remember doing that as a child and leaving a footprint and it hardens after you? I'm afraid that's what we do and we look back and we see those opinions we've written and they've sort of hardened after us.
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We pay a price when we deprive children of the exposure to the values, principles, and education they need to make them good citizens.
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I think we may be seeing the beginnings of a resurgence of civic-mindedness in this country. Hopefully the younger generations, which came out in record numbers during the last presidential election, will pass their enthusiasm on to their children.
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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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The No Child Left Behind Program was an incentive to the schools to get their kids up to snuff on math and science and reading.
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It is true that as you have children, there are a good many months when you don't want to be working full-time. I agree that that's an issue.
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Parents should continue to become more involved with their communities, and more involved in their children's education.
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It's hard to have little children and a job and career at the same time. There is no time left for you as a woman.
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Sandra Day O'Connor
- Born: March 26, 1930
- Occupation: Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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