We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGReacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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I think our system is being polluted by money.
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Women’s rights are an essential part of the overall human rights agenda
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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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It’s hard not to have a big year at the Supreme Court.
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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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The emphasis must be not on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and reproductive control.
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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In the course of a marriage, one accommodates the other.
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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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The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
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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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There is no big constituency out there concerned about access restrictions on poor women.
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The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman’s life, to her well-being and dignity.
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As society sees what women can do, as women see what women can do, there will be more women out there doing things, and we’ll all be better off for it.
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