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My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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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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Change Inspirational People
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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Connection Constitution Influence Money Office People Run
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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Court Equality Law Women Women Empowerment
Speak you mind even if your voice shakes.
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Justice Shake Speak Voice Women Empowerment
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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Constitution History Ignorance People Right Story
Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.
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Ability Advance Anger Reaction
I’m a very strong believer in listening and learning from others.
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Learning Listen One Liner Strong
If I had any talent God could give me, I would be a great diva.
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Feminism God Greatness Talent
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.
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Society Women Women Empowerment
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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Door Dreams Help Life Reading Success True
Work for what you believe in, but pick your battles, and don’t burn your bridges.
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Battle Believe Bridge Burn Inspirational Work
The emphasis must be not on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and reproductive control.
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Abortion Control Emphasis Privacy Reproduction Right
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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Children Decision Dignity Life Woman
I do hope that some of my dissents will one day be the law.
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Equality Hope Law Women Empowerment
You would have a huge statelessness problem if you don’t consider a child born abroad a U.S. citizen.
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Born Citizen Consideration Country Problem
Be independent and be a lady.
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Independence Lady One Liner Women Empowerment
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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Belief Business People Profit Share Work
At the end of the day, a wise old man and a wise old woman will reach the same decision.
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Decision Deep Man Wise Woman Women Empowerment
I didn’t change the Constitution; the equality principle was there from the start. I just was an advocate for seeing its full realization.
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Advocate Change Constitution Equality Principle Realization Start
Don’t be distracted by emotions like anger, envy, resentment. These just zap energy and waste time.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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Advance Help Sense Of Humor Social Change
I think the notion that we have all the democracy that money can buy strays so far from what our democracy is supposed to be.
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Democracy Money
People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
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Death Penalty People Represent Trial
If we gave up our freedom as the price of security, we would no longer be the great nation that we are.
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Freedom Give Up Nation Price Security
I get very little sleep when the court is sitting.
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I think daughters can change the perception of their fathers.
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Change Daughter Father Perception
There is a Constitutional right to prostitution.
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Constitution Prostitution Right

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