Our mutual respect is only momentarily touched by our sometimes strong disagreements on what the law is.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGOne thing that concerns me is that today’s young women don’t seem to care that we have a fundamental instrument of government that makes no express statement about the equal citizenship stature of men and women.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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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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In the course of a marriage, one accommodates the 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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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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I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.
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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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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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Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?
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It is not women’s liberation, it is women’s and men’s liberation.
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Dissents speak to a future age.
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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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I conceived of myself in large part as a teacher.
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It’s hard not to have a big year at the Supreme Court.
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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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Each part of my life provided respite from the other and gave me a sense of proportion that classmates trained only on law studies lacked.
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