Be independent and be a lady.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGWhen a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
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When I’m sometimes asked when will there be enough [women on the Supreme Court] and I say, ‘When there are nine,’ people are shocked. But there’d been nine men, and nobody’s ever raised a question about that.
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Prisons should be co-ed because separate quarters are discriminatory.
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When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out.
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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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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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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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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.
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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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Our system of justice is surely richer for the diversity of background and experience of its judges.
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Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.
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I’m not very good at promotion.
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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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My mother was very strong about my doing well in school and living up to my potential.”
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