Work for the things that you care about.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGThe written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don’t want to take any chances. You never know what could happen.
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We belong to a group that historically has been the object of discrimination.
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I became a lawyer for selfish reasons. I thought I could do a lawyer’s job better than any other.
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A constitution, as important as it is, will mean nothing unless the people are yearning for liberty and freedom.
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I think our system is being polluted by money.
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If I had any talent God could give me, I would be a great diva.
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Legislators know much more about elections than the Court does.
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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A gender line helps to keep women not on a pedestal, but in a cage.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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I didn’t change the Constitution; the equality principle was there from the start. I just was an advocate for seeing its full realization.
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I think unconscious bias is one of the hardest things to get at.
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I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.
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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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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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