I do hope that some of my dissents will one day be the law.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGIt is not women’s liberation, it is women’s and men’s liberation.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman’s life, to her well-being and dignity.
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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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I think the notion that we have all the democracy that money can buy strays so far from what our democracy is supposed to be.
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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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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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An operatic voice is like no other.
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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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In every good marriage, it helps sometimes to be a little deaf.
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If you have a caring life partner, you help the other person when that person needs it.
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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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No one who is in business for profit can foist his or her beliefs on a workforce that includes many people who do not share those beliefs.
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I remember envying the boys long before I even knew the word feminism, because I liked shop better than cooking or sewing.
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It’s hard not to have a big year at the Supreme Court.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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