So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great, good fortune.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGPeople who think you could wave a magic wand and the legacy of the past will be over are blind.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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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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It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don’t want to take any chances. You never know what could happen.
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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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Words could paint pictures.
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I didn’t change the Constitution; the equality principle was there from the start. I just was an advocate for seeing its full realization.
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Work for what you believe in, but pick your battles, and don’t burn your bridges.
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When police or prosecutors conceal significant exculpatory or impeaching material, we hold, it is ordinarily incumbent on the state to set the record straight.
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In the course of a marriage, one accommodates the other.
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I think our system is being polluted by money.
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The emphasis must be not on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and reproductive control.
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There is a Constitutional right to prostitution.
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Be independent and be a lady.
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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 would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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Yet, as the numbers reveal, women in law, even today, are not entering a bias-free profession.
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