Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true.
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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You would have a huge statelessness problem if you don’t consider a child born abroad a U.S. citizen.
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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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Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?
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I think unconscious bias is one of the hardest things to get at.
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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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Don’t be afraid to take charge, think about what you want, then do the work, but then enjoy what makes you happy, bring along your crew, have a sense of humor.
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We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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I get very little sleep when the court is sitting.
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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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You’re saying, no, state said two kinds of marriage; the full marriage, and then this sort of skim-milk marriage.
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A gender line helps to keep women not on a pedestal, but in a cage.
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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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You can’t have it all, all at once.
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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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