I didn’t change the Constitution; the equality principle was there from the start. I just was an advocate for seeing its full realization.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGI would like to be remembered as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability.
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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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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I’m a very strong believer in listening and learning from others.
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People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
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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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Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.
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As society sees what women can do, as women see what women can do, there will be more women out there doing things, and we’ll all be better off for it.
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If you have a caring life partner, you help the other person when that person needs it.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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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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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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I think daughters can change the perception of their fathers.
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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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When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
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It is not women’s liberation, it is women’s and men’s liberation.
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