I’m a very strong believer in listening and learning from others.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGA sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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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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Work for what you believe in, but pick your battles, and don’t burn your bridges.
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People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
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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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Women’s rights are an essential part of the overall human rights agenda
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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Prisons should be co-ed because separate quarters are discriminatory.
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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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Depriving a parent of parental status is as devastating as a criminal conviction.
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One thing that concerns me is that today’s young women don’t seem to care that we have a fundamental instrument of government that makes no express statement about the equal citizenship stature of men and women.
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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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A constitution, as important as it is, will mean nothing unless the people are yearning for liberty and freedom.
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You can’t have it all, all at once.
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Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true.
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So that’s the dissenter’s hope: that they are writing not for today but for tomorrow.
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