Work for what you believe in, but pick your battles, and don’t burn your bridges.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGIf we gave up our freedom as the price of security, we would no longer be the great nation that we are.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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It’s great to be in the position of asking questions and not having to answer questions.
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I’m a very strong believer in listening and learning from others.
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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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I think daughters can change the perception of their fathers.
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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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It is not women’s liberation, it is women’s and men’s liberation.
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I conceived of myself in large part as a teacher.
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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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My mother was very strong about my doing well in school and living up to my potential.”
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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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Our mutual respect is only momentarily touched by our sometimes strong disagreements on what the law is.
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Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.
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We should learn to do our best for the sake of our communities and for the sake of those for whom we pave the way.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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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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