I became a lawyer for selfish reasons. I thought I could do a lawyer’s job better than any other.
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.
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An operatic voice is like no other.
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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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The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
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We will all profit from a more diverse, inclusive society, understanding, accommodating, even celebrating our differences, while pulling together for the common good.
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I’m not very good at promotion.
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There is a Constitutional right to prostitution.
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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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My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.
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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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We belong to a group that historically has been the object of discrimination.
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I remember envying the boys long before I even knew the word feminism, because I liked shop better than cooking or sewing.
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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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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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Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.
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Speak you mind even if your voice shakes.
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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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America is known as a country that welcomes people to its shores.
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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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When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
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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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Words could paint pictures.
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If you’re going to change things, you have to be with the people who hold the levers.
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So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great, good fortune.
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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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Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?
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I do hope that some of my dissents will one day be the law.
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