I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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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So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great, good fortune.
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Work for what you believe in, but pick your battles, and don’t burn your bridges.
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I think members of the legislature, people who have to run for office, know the connection between money and influence on what laws get passed.
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America is known as a country that welcomes people to its shores.
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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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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.
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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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The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
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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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If I had any talent God could give me, I would be a great diva.
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Be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.
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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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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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Words could paint pictures.
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Each part of my life provided respite from the other and gave me a sense of proportion that classmates trained only on law studies lacked.
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