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.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGFight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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We belong to a group that historically has been the object of discrimination.
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Promoting active liberty does not mean allowing the majority to run roughshod over minorities.
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Work for what you believe in, but pick your battles, and don’t burn your bridges.
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In the course of a marriage, one accommodates the other.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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The basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.
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Women will have achieved true equality when men share with them the responsibility of bringing up the next generation.
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The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.
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It’s hard not to have a big year at the Supreme Court.
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Our system of justice is surely richer for the diversity of background and experience of its judges.
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Most states in the union where the death penalty is theoretically on the books don’t have executions.
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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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At the end of the day, a wise old man and a wise old woman will reach the same decision.
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The emphasis must be not on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and reproductive control.
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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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If I had any talent God could give me, I would be a great diva.
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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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In every good marriage, it helps sometimes to be a little deaf.
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When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
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Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.
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America is known as a country that welcomes people to its shores.
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Be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.
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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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Speak you mind even if your voice shakes.
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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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A gender line helps to keep women not on a pedestal, but in a cage.
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