It’s great to be in the position of asking questions and not having to answer questions.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGMy 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.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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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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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 do hope that some of my dissents will one day be the law.
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People who think you could wave a magic wand and the legacy of the past will be over are blind.
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When police or prosecutors conceal significant exculpatory or impeaching material, we hold, it is ordinarily incumbent on the state to set the record straight.
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The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
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When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
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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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You would have a huge statelessness problem if you don’t consider a child born abroad a U.S. citizen.
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Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.
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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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Work for what you believe in, but pick your battles, and don’t burn your bridges.
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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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Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.
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