Every constitution written since the end of World War II includes a provision that men and women are citizens of equal stature. Ours does not.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGI became a lawyer for selfish reasons. I thought I could do a lawyer’s job better than any other.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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I’m a very strong believer in listening and learning from others.
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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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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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I do hope that some of my dissents will one day be the law.
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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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Women will have achieved true equality when men share with them the responsibility of bringing up the next generation.
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As women achieve power, the barriers will fall.
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When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out.
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The basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.
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At the end of the day, a wise old man and a wise old woman will reach the same decision.
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You can’t have it all, all at once.
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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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Adult women are able to make decisions about their own lives’ course no less than men are.
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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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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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