When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGThe basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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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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Work for the things that you care about.
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Promoting active liberty does not mean allowing the majority to run roughshod over minorities.
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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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You can’t have it all, all at once.
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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Prisons should be co-ed because separate quarters are discriminatory.
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Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true.
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I’m not very good at promotion.
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An operatic voice is like no other.
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Yet, as the numbers reveal, women in law, even today, are not entering a bias-free profession.
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There is a Constitutional right to prostitution.
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Don’t be afraid to take charge, think about what you want, then do the work, but then enjoy what makes you happy, bring along your crew, have a sense of humor.
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I just try to do the good job that I have to the best of my ability and I really don’t think about whether I’m inspirational. I just do the best I can.
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We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.
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