Nina Totenberg

“You can't cover the Supreme Court without being a little bit of a gossip.”

“The Supreme Court operates in secrecy, and our job is to try to pierce that veil.”

“Good sources are the lifeblood of a reporter.”

“Being a woman in journalism in the early days was not easy. You had to be tougher, smarter, and work harder.”

“I think that the court is a very human institution, and that's the story I try to tell.”

“The job of a journalist is to hold power accountable, and the Supreme Court is one of the most powerful institutions in the world.”

“Ruth Bader Ginsburg was my friend for almost 50 years. She was a titan, a trailblazer, a jurist of historic stature.”

“The confirmation process for a Supreme Court justice has become a political circus.”

“The personal is political, especially when you're a woman.”

“The Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas hearings were a watershed moment for the country.”

“Friendship is a wonderful thing, and I think it's a great credit to the institution of the court that the justices are friends.”

“I don't think you can separate the law from the people who make it and are affected by it.”

“Reporting on the Supreme Court is a beat that requires patience, persistence, and a deep understanding of the law.”

“I am not an advocate. I am a reporter. My job is to explain, not to persuade.”

“You have to love the chase of the story.”

“The best stories are the ones that reveal something about how the world works.”

“My father used to say, 'Follow the money.' And I say, 'Follow the law.'”