I do hope that some of my dissents will one day be the law.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGI ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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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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It’s great to be in the position of asking questions and not having to answer questions.
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A gender line helps to keep women not on a pedestal, but in a cage.
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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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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We should learn to do our best for the sake of our communities and for the sake of those for whom we pave the way.
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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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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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The Second Amendment is outdated in the sense that its function has become obsolete.
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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.
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There is no big constituency out there concerned about access restrictions on poor women.
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I think daughters can change the perception of their fathers.
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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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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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