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"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."

"I think, though, as African-American women, we are always trained to value our community even at the expense of ourselves, and so we attempt to protect the African-American community."

"Testifying has helped me understand that one individual's behavior and actions make a difference. That my actions are important to people other than myself."

"But the issue of sexual harassment is not the end of it. There are other issues - political issues, gender issues - that people need to be educated about."

"If you think about the way the hearings were structured, the hearings were really about Thomas' race and my gender."

"I am really proud to be a part in whatever way of women becoming active in the political scene. I think it was the first time that people came to terms with the reality of what it meant to have a Senate made up of 98 men and two women."

"Well, of course it was a very trying time for me, and fortunately I had a lot of people who were supportive. A lot of people who were writing and calling and saying they were praying for me. Some people sent me Scripture, and that helped."

"My parents are older, and they lead a somewhat sheltered life. It was difficult to talk with them about things that were embarrassing to me, and that I had never spoken to them about."

"I resent the idea that people would blame the messenger for the message, rather than looking at the content of the message itself."
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