My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGI don’t say women’s rights – I say the constitutional principle of the equal citizenship stature of men and women.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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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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Words could paint pictures.
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Be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.
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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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I think our system is being polluted by money.
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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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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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In every good marriage, it helps sometimes to be a little deaf.
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My mother was very strong about my doing well in school and living up to my potential.”
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Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?
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Work for the things that you care about.
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There’s nothing in the Constitution that says the President stops being President in his last year.
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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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I get very little sleep when the court is sitting.
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No one who is in business for profit can foist his or her beliefs on a workforce that includes many people who do not share those beliefs.
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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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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.
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Work for what you believe in, but pick your battles, and don’t burn your bridges.
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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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As women achieve power, the barriers will fall.
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Dissents speak to a future age.
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Choosing the right word, and the right word order, he illustrated, could make an enormous difference in conveying an image or an idea.
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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 would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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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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