Work for what you believe in, but pick your battles, and don’t burn your bridges.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGEvery 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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We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.
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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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The Second Amendment is outdated in the sense that its function has become obsolete.
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It is not women’s liberation, it is women’s and men’s liberation.
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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 conceived of myself in large part as a teacher.
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The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.
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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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Speak you mind even if your voice shakes.
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I think our system is being polluted by money.
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Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.
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Women will have achieved true equality when men share with them the responsibility of bringing up the next generation.
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In the course of a marriage, one accommodates the other.
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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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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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