The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGDon’t be distracted by emotions like anger, envy, resentment. These just zap energy and waste time.
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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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A constitution, as important as it is, will mean nothing unless the people are yearning for liberty and freedom.
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It is not women’s liberation, it is women’s and men’s liberation.
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Work for the things that you care about.
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Yet, as the numbers reveal, women in law, even today, are not entering a bias-free profession.
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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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When I’m sometimes asked when will there be enough [women on the Supreme Court] and I say, ‘When there are nine,’ people are shocked. But there’d been nine men, and nobody’s ever raised a question about that.
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Promoting active liberty does not mean allowing the majority to run roughshod over minorities.
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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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If you’re going to change things, you have to be with the people who hold the levers.
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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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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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Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.
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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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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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