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"What I wanted was for everyone listening to understand that these things mattered - not necessarily for me, but in this particular forum they mattered in terms of whether of not we were getting a person who should sit on the Supreme Court."
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"I have no personal vendetta against Clarence Thomas. I seek only to provide the committee with information which it may regard as relevant."
"Because I was extremely uncomfortable talking about sex with him at all and particularly in such a graphic way, I told him that I did not want to talk about these subjects."
"For my undergraduate work, I went to Oklahoma State University and graduated from there in 1977."
"Certainly my life will not ever be as private and discreet, and perhaps I should even use the word insulated, as it was before."
"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."
"We have a history of gender and racial bias on our court that continues to undermine the system. Excluding individuals based on race is antagonistic to the pursuit of justice."
"I thought that by saying no and explaining my reasons my employer would abandon his social suggestions. However, to my regret, in the following few weeks, he continued to ask me out on several occasions."
"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."
"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."
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