If I'm Confirmed I'll Be Myself.

When I Get A Case About Discrimination, I Have To Think About People In My Own Family Who Suffered Discrimination Because Of Their Ethnic Background Or Because Of Religion Or Because Of Gender. And I Do Take That Into Account.

I Think That What My Parents Taught Me About Hard Work, Optimism And Education Still Holds True.

It Was A Time Of Turmoil At Colleges And Universities. And I Saw Some Very Smart People And Very Privileged People Behaving Irresponsibly. And I Couldn't Help Making A Contrast Between Some Of The Worst Of What I Saw On The Campus And The Good Sense And The Decency Of The People Back In My Own Community.

When I Had My Confirmation Hearing For The Court Of Appeals, [my Son] Philip Was 3 Years Old. And When I Was Called Up To The Chair He Took It Upon Himself To Run Up And Sit Next To Me In Case Any Hard Questions Came Up.

I'm Not Any Kind Of A Bigot, I'm Not...