When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
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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I get very little sleep when the court is sitting.
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Be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.
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America is known as a country that welcomes people to its shores.
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
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You can’t have it all, all at once.
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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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If I had any talent God could give me, I would be a great diva.
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At the end of the day, a wise old man and a wise old woman will reach the same decision.
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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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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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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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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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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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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Work for the things that you care about.
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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 conceived of myself in large part as a teacher.
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Women’s rights are an essential part of the overall human rights agenda
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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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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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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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I think our system is being polluted by money.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.
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