In every good marriage, it helps sometimes to be a little deaf.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGPeople who think you could wave a magic wand and the legacy of the past will be over are blind.
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We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.
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The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.
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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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At the end of the day, a wise old man and a wise old woman will reach the same decision.
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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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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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I think members of the legislature, people who have to run for office, know the connection between money and influence on what laws get passed.
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Be independent and be a lady.
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Speak you mind even if your voice shakes.
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Legislators know much more about elections than the Court does.
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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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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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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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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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A constitution, as important as it is, will mean nothing unless the people are yearning for liberty and freedom.
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One 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.
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I think daughters can change the perception of their fathers.
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I’m not very good at promotion.
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Our mutual respect is only momentarily touched by our sometimes strong disagreements on what the law is.
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I’m a very strong believer in listening and learning from others.
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People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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Most states in the union where the death penalty is theoretically on the books don’t have executions.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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Words could paint pictures.
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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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