Work for the things that you care about.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGMy mother was very strong about my doing well in school and living up to my potential.”
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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My rule was I will not answer a question that attempts to project how I will rule in a case that might come before the court.
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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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The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
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I conceived of myself in large part as a teacher.
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I’m a very strong believer in listening and learning from others.
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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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Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true.
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I think unconscious bias is one of the hardest things to get at.
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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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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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So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great, good fortune.
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Adult women are able to make decisions about their own lives’ course no less than men are.
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I get very little sleep when the court is sitting.
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We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.
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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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