I’m a very strong believer in listening and learning from others.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGMy mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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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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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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Choosing the right word, and the right word order, he illustrated, could make an enormous difference in conveying an image or an idea.
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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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Be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.
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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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People who think you could wave a magic wand and the legacy of the past will be over are blind.
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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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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Women’s rights are an essential part of the overall human rights agenda
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If you’re going to change things, you have to be with the people who hold the levers.
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You can disagree without being disagreeable.
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When police or prosecutors conceal significant exculpatory or impeaching material, we hold, it is ordinarily incumbent on the state to set the record straight.
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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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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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