A prime part of the history of our Constitution is the story of the extension of constitutional rights to people once ignored or excluded.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGIn the course of a marriage, one accommodates the other.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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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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Our mutual respect is only momentarily touched by our sometimes strong disagreements on what the law is.
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I would like to be remembered as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability.
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We belong to a group that historically has been the object of discrimination.
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It’s hard not to have a big year at the Supreme Court.
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out.
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I get very little sleep when the court is sitting.
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So that’s the dissenter’s hope: that they are writing not for today but for tomorrow.
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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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I do hope that some of my dissents will one day be the law.
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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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If you’re going to change things, you have to be with the people who hold the levers.
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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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The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.
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