I get very little sleep when the court is sitting.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGWhen contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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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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I’m a very strong believer in listening and learning from others.
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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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At the end of the day, a wise old man and a wise old woman will reach the same decision.
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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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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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Be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.
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The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
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Dissents speak to a future age.
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Every girl and every boy that’s born alive is either a little liberal or else a little conservative.
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I think our system is being polluted by money.
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Every constitution written since the end of World War II includes a provision that men and women are citizens of equal stature. Ours does not.
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Yet what greater defeat could we suffer than to come to resemble the forces we oppose in their disrespect for human dignity?
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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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If we gave up our freedom as the price of security, we would no longer be the great nation that we are.
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