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.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGAdult women are able to make decisions about their own lives’ course no less than men are.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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In every good marriage, it helps sometimes to be a little deaf.
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Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.
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Yet, as the numbers reveal, women in law, even today, are not entering a bias-free profession.
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It’s hard not to have a big year at the Supreme Court.
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Work for what you believe in, but pick your battles, and don’t burn your bridges.
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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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I’m a very strong believer in listening and learning from others.
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There is a Constitutional right to prostitution.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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Most states in the union where the death penalty is theoretically on the books don’t have executions.
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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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Work for the things that you care about.
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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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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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America is known as a country that welcomes people to its shores.
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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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The basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.
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It is not women’s liberation, it is women’s and men’s liberation.
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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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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 have a caring life partner, you help the other person when that person needs it.
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When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
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You can disagree without being disagreeable.
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You can’t have it all, all at once.
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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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I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.
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