Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGWork for what you believe in, but pick your battles, and don’t burn your bridges.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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In the course of a marriage, one accommodates the other.
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An operatic voice is like no other.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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If I had any talent God could give me, I would be a great diva.
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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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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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When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out.
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Promoting active liberty does not mean allowing the majority to run roughshod over minorities.
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Depriving a parent of parental status is as devastating as a criminal conviction.
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I didn’t change the Constitution; the equality principle was there from the start. I just was an advocate for seeing its full realization.
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When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
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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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Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.
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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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