I became a lawyer for selfish reasons. I thought I could do a lawyer’s job better than any other.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGIf you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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Be independent and be a lady.
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Promoting active liberty does not mean allowing the majority to run roughshod over minorities.
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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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It is not women’s liberation, it is women’s and men’s liberation.
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A prime part of the history of our Constitution is the story of the extension of constitutional rights to people once ignored or excluded.
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Speak you mind even if your voice shakes.
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Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.
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I didn’t change the Constitution; the equality principle was there from the start. I just was an advocate for seeing its full realization.
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As women achieve power, the barriers will fall.
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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’re saying, no, state said two kinds of marriage; the full marriage, and then this sort of skim-milk marriage.
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You can’t have it all, all at once.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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