You’re saying, no, state said two kinds of marriage; the full marriage, and then this sort of skim-milk marriage.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGWhen contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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Speak you mind even if your voice shakes.
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Work for what you believe in, but pick your battles, and don’t burn your bridges.
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Each part of my life provided respite from the other and gave me a sense of proportion that classmates trained only on law studies lacked.
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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great, good fortune.
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Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?
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A prime part of the history of our Constitution is the story of the extension of constitutional rights to people once ignored or excluded.
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In every good marriage, it helps sometimes to be a little deaf.
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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 don’t say women’s rights – I say the constitutional principle of the equal citizenship stature of men and women.
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I get very little sleep when the court is sitting.
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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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I conceived of myself in large part as a teacher.
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You can’t have it all, all at once.
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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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Dissents speak to a future age.
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The Second Amendment is outdated in the sense that its function has become obsolete.
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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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When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
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There’s nothing in the Constitution that says the President stops being President in his last year.
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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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I think members of the legislature, people who have to run for office, know the connection between money and influence on what laws get passed.
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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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Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.
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Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.
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