Anita Hill
16 quotes
Biography
"The Supreme Court is only as good as the people who are on it."
"One of the things that we’re not talking about enough is prevention"
"Some of these things are encouraging, some are entirely discouraging when we start to look at the numbers, but all of it points to the fact that this could be a moment where, if these things come together, we can actually make some change"
"I believe that’s why we should – how we should be looking at Dobbs, not just as an indicator of what is going to happen on reproductive rights, but also what will happen to us as a country in terms of how much we value the civil rights of individuals and especially marginalized people"
"Our goal is to make sure that all individuals are protected from gender-based violence, and we can't get there without dealing with the issue of racism"
"Hope doesn’t necessarily come from the tangible things, it doesn’t have to come because something monumental happened. It can come from something small that gives people hope"
"The Clarence Thomas hearings, in which Anita Hill represented all of us to a group of men who just didn't get it."
"During this period at the Department of Education, my working relationship with Judge Thomas was positive."
"I'm not sure I can say there is a clean line between me as an individual and me as a lawyer."
"One of the things I was taught in law school is that I'd never be able to think the same again - that being a lawyer is something that's part of who I am as an individual now."
"The real problem is that the way that power is given out in our society pits us against each other."
"During this period at the Department of Education, my working relationship with Judge Thomas was positive."
"During this period at the Department of Education, my working relationship with Judge Thomas was positive."
"But I think it would be irresponsible for me not to say what I really believe in my heart to be true - that there are some serious inequities that we face as women and that we can work to address these inequities."
"The experience of testifying and the aftermath have changed my life."
"Whether we call it a job or a career work is more than just something we do. It is a part of who we are."