My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGI remember envying the boys long before I even knew the word feminism, because I liked shop better than cooking or sewing.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.
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Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.
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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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The new government had no money to pay for an army, so they relied on the state militias.
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It’s hard not to have a big year at the Supreme Court.
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Dissents speak to a future age.
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America is known as a country that welcomes people to its shores.
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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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Every girl and every boy that’s born alive is either a little liberal or else a little conservative.
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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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One thing that concerns me is that today’s young women don’t seem to care that we have a fundamental instrument of government that makes no express statement about the equal citizenship stature of men and women.
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Be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.
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You can disagree without being disagreeable.
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I’m a very strong believer in listening and learning from others.
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