Work for what you believe in, but pick your battles, and don’t burn your bridges.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGA constitution, as important as it is, will mean nothing unless the people are yearning for liberty and freedom.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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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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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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Work for the things that you care about.
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I don’t say women’s rights – I say the constitutional principle of the equal citizenship stature of men and women.
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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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Legislators know much more about elections than the Court does.
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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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If you’re going to change things, you have to be with the people who hold the levers.
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If I had any talent God could give me, I would be a great diva.
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I remember envying the boys long before I even knew the word feminism, because I liked shop better than cooking or sewing.
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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Yet what greater defeat could we suffer than to come to resemble the forces we oppose in their disrespect for human dignity?
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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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Depriving a parent of parental status is as devastating as a criminal conviction.
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People who think you could wave a magic wand and the legacy of the past will be over are blind.
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