Our system of justice is surely richer for the diversity of background and experience of its judges.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGI conceived of myself in large part as a teacher.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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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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You would have a huge statelessness problem if you don’t consider a child born abroad a U.S. citizen.
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I would like to be remembered as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability.
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When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
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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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Be independent and be a lady.
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It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don’t want to take any chances. You never know what could happen.
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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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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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Words could paint pictures.
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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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The emphasis must be not on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and reproductive control.
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I think the notion that we have all the democracy that money can buy strays so far from what our democracy is supposed to be.
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We will all profit from a more diverse, inclusive society, understanding, accommodating, even celebrating our differences, while pulling together for the common good.
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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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An operatic voice is like no other.
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I think unconscious bias is one of the hardest things to get at.
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So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great, good fortune.
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Prisons should be co-ed because separate quarters are discriminatory.
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In every good marriage, it helps sometimes to be a little deaf.
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I became a lawyer for selfish reasons. I thought I could do a lawyer’s job better than any other.
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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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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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If I had any talent God could give me, I would be a great diva.
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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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