A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGWe should learn to do our best for the sake of our communities and for the sake of those for whom we pave the way.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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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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Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true.
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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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I think daughters can change the perception of their fathers.
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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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Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.
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I think our system is being polluted by money.
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My rule was I will not answer a question that attempts to project how I will rule in a case that might come before the court.
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Legislators know much more about elections than the Court does.
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We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.
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Prisons should be co-ed because separate quarters are discriminatory.
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I get very little sleep when the court is sitting.
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If you have a caring life partner, you help the other person when that person needs it.
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As women achieve power, the barriers will fall.
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Promoting active liberty does not mean allowing the majority to run roughshod over minorities.
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