My mother was very strong about my doing well in school and living up to my potential.”
RUTH BADER GINSBURGLegislators know much more about elections than the Court does.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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Don’t be afraid to take charge, think about what you want, then do the work, but then enjoy what makes you happy, bring along your crew, have a sense of humor.
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I do hope that some of my dissents will one day be the law.
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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 you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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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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Prisons should be co-ed because separate quarters are discriminatory.
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You’re saying, no, state said two kinds of marriage; the full marriage, and then this sort of skim-milk marriage.
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I’m not very good at promotion.
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It’s hard not to have a big year at the Supreme Court.
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If you have a caring life partner, you help the other person when that person needs it.
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I became a lawyer for selfish reasons. I thought I could do a lawyer’s job better than any other.
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You can’t have it all, all at once.
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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 remember envying the boys long before I even knew the word feminism, because I liked shop better than cooking or sewing.
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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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