I became a lawyer for selfish reasons. I thought I could do a lawyer’s job better than any other.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGThe written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out.
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It is not women’s liberation, it is women’s and men’s liberation.
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My rule was I will not answer a question that attempts to project how I will rule in a case that might come before the court.
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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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Be independent and be a lady.
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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Dissents speak to a future age.
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I would like to be remembered as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability.
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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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At the end of the day, a wise old man and a wise old woman will reach the same decision.
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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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We belong to a group that historically has been the object of discrimination.
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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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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 would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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