I remember envying the boys long before I even knew the word feminism, because I liked shop better than cooking or sewing.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGIf you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.
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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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Be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.
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I get very little sleep when the court is sitting.
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I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.
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A constitution, as important as it is, will mean nothing unless the people are yearning for liberty and freedom.
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Our system of justice is surely richer for the diversity of background and experience of its judges.
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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 think members of the legislature, people who have to run for office, know the connection between money and influence on what laws get passed.
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I think our system is being polluted by money.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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The basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.
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When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
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Work for what you believe in, but pick your battles, and don’t burn your bridges.
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So that’s the dissenter’s hope: that they are writing not for today but for tomorrow.
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