Choosing the right word, and the right word order, he illustrated, could make an enormous difference in conveying an image or an idea.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGThe state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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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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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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My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.
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It’s hard not to have a big year at the Supreme Court.
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If you’re going to change things, you have to be with the people who hold the levers.
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Dissents speak to a future age.
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I get very little sleep when the court is sitting.
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If we gave up our freedom as the price of security, we would no longer be the great nation that we are.
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Don’t be afraid to take charge, think about what you want, then do the work, but then enjoy what makes you happy, bring along your crew, have a sense of humor.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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You’re saying, no, state said two kinds of marriage; the full marriage, and then this sort of skim-milk marriage.
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An operatic voice is like no other.
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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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In the course of a marriage, one accommodates the other.
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