So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great, good fortune.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGWomen’s rights are an essential part of the overall human rights agenda
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When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out.
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As women achieve power, the barriers will fall.
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It’s great to be in the position of asking questions and not having to answer questions.
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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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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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Yet what greater defeat could we suffer than to come to resemble the forces we oppose in their disrespect for human dignity?
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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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I get very little sleep when the court is sitting.
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An operatic voice is like no other.
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So that’s the dissenter’s hope: that they are writing not for today but for tomorrow.
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We belong to a group that historically has been the object of discrimination.
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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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In the course of a marriage, one accommodates the other.
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Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?
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The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.
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