Ruth Bader Ginsburg on ability
Ruth Bader Ginsburg103 quotes“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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I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.
Ruth Bader GinsburgRuth Bader Ginsburg If I had any talent God could give me, I would be a great diva.
Ruth Bader GinsburgRuth Bader Ginsburg It is not women’s liberation, it is women’s and men’s liberation.
Ruth Bader GinsburgRuth Bader Ginsburg So that’s the dissenter’s hope: that they are writing not for today but for tomorrow.
Ruth Bader GinsburgRuth Bader Ginsburg It’s great to be in the position of asking questions and not having to answer questions.
Ruth Bader GinsburgRuth Bader Ginsburg Don’t be distracted by emotions like anger, envy, resentment. These just zap energy and waste time.
Ruth Bader GinsburgRuth Bader Ginsburg My rule was I will not answer a question that attempts to project how I will rule in a case that might come before the court.
Ruth Bader GinsburgRuth Bader Ginsburg Yet what greater defeat could we suffer than to come to resemble the forces we oppose in their disrespect for human dignity?
Ruth Bader GinsburgRuth Bader Ginsburg So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great, good fortune.
Ruth Bader GinsburgRuth Bader Ginsburg You can disagree without being disagreeable.
Ruth Bader GinsburgRuth Bader Ginsburg The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
Ruth Bader GinsburgRuth Bader Ginsburg I just try to do the good job that I have to the best of my ability and I really don’t think about whether I’m inspirational. I just do the best I can.
Ruth Bader GinsburgRuth Bader Ginsburg In every good marriage, it helps sometimes to be a little deaf.
Ruth Bader GinsburgRuth Bader Ginsburg I became a lawyer for selfish reasons. I thought I could do a lawyer’s job better than any other.
Ruth Bader GinsburgRuth Bader Ginsburg When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out.
Ruth Bader GinsburgRuth Bader Ginsburg Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.
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