My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.
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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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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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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Work for what you believe in, but pick your battles, and don’t burn your bridges.
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A constitution, as important as it is, will mean nothing unless the people are yearning for liberty and freedom.
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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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My mother was very strong about my doing well in school and living up to my potential.”
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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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Work for the things that you care about.
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It’s hard not to have a big year at the Supreme Court.
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I conceived of myself in large part as a teacher.
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Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.
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Dissents speak to a future age.
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I do hope that some of my dissents will one day be the law.
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I would like to be remembered as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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