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 GINSBURGWork for what you believe in, but pick your battles, and don’t burn your bridges.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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I conceived of myself in large part as a teacher.
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Prisons should be co-ed because separate quarters are discriminatory.
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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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I think daughters can change the perception of their fathers.
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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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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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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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Depriving a parent of parental status is as devastating as a criminal conviction.
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You can disagree without being disagreeable.
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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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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 want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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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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Our system of justice is surely richer for the diversity of background and experience of its judges.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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