There is no big constituency out there concerned about access restrictions on poor women.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGThe written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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It is not women’s liberation, it is women’s and men’s liberation.
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Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?
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The Second Amendment is outdated in the sense that its function has become obsolete.
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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 decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman’s life, to her well-being and dignity.
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When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out.
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Most states in the union where the death penalty is theoretically on the books don’t have executions.
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Each part of my life provided respite from the other and gave me a sense of proportion that classmates trained only on law studies lacked.
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You can disagree without being disagreeable.
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Choosing the right word, and the right word order, he illustrated, could make an enormous difference in conveying an image or an idea.
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When I’m sometimes asked when will there be enough [women on the Supreme Court] and I say, ‘When there are nine,’ people are shocked. But there’d been nine men, and nobody’s ever raised a question about that.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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I do hope that some of my dissents will one day be the law.
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I’m a very strong believer in listening and learning from others.
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An operatic voice is like no other.
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