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.
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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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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The Second Amendment is outdated in the sense that its function has become obsolete.
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A gender line helps to keep women not on a pedestal, but in a cage.
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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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Be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.
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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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The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
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I do hope that some of my dissents will one day be the law.
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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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I think daughters can change the perception of their fathers.
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No one who is in business for profit can foist his or her beliefs on a workforce that includes many people who do not share those beliefs.
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It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don’t want to take any chances. You never know what could happen.
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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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Our system of justice is surely richer for the diversity of background and experience of its judges.
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An operatic voice is like no other.
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