The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGMy mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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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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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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My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.
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I get very little sleep when the court is sitting.
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Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true.
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We belong to a group that historically has been the object of discrimination.
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In the course of a marriage, one accommodates the other.
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I’m a very strong believer in listening and learning from others.
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It’s hard not to have a big year at the Supreme Court.
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When I’m sometimes asked when will there be enough [women on the Supreme Court] and I say, ‘When there are nine,’ people are shocked. But there’d been nine men, and nobody’s ever raised a question about that.
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Work for the things that you care about.
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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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I do hope that some of my dissents will one day be the law.
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I think daughters can change the perception of their fathers.
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There is no big constituency out there concerned about access restrictions on poor women.
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