So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great, good fortune.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGWhen a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out.
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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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I just try to do the good job that I have to the best of my ability and I really don’t think about whether I’m inspirational. I just do the best I can.
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When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out.
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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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Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.
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The basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.
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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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In the course of a marriage, one accommodates the other.
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Words could paint pictures.
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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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Work for what you believe in, but pick your battles, and don’t burn your bridges.
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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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My mother was very strong about my doing well in school and living up to my potential.”
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I get very little sleep when the court is sitting.
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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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