My mother was very strong about my doing well in school and living up to my potential.”
RUTH BADER GINSBURGOne thing that concerns me is that today’s young women don’t seem to care that we have a fundamental instrument of government that makes no express statement about the equal citizenship stature of men and women.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?
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Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.
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My rule was I will not answer a question that attempts to project how I will rule in a case that might come before the court.
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Don’t be distracted by emotions like anger, envy, resentment. These just zap energy and waste time.
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The new government had no money to pay for an army, so they relied on the state militias.
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I don’t say women’s rights – I say the constitutional principle of the equal citizenship stature of men and women.
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I think unconscious bias is one of the hardest things to get at.
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We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.
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I do hope that some of my dissents will one day be the law.
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Promoting active liberty does not mean allowing the majority to run roughshod over minorities.
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I would like to be remembered as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability.
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Work for what you believe in, but pick your battles, and don’t burn your bridges.
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It’s great to be in the position of asking questions and not having to answer questions.
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We should learn to do our best for the sake of our communities and for the sake of those for whom we pave the way.
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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