A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGWe belong to a group that historically has been the object of discrimination.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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I’m a very strong believer in listening and learning from others.
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The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman’s life, to her well-being and dignity.
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So that’s the dissenter’s hope: that they are writing not for today but for tomorrow.
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If you’re going to change things, you have to be with the people who hold the levers.
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Most states in the union where the death penalty is theoretically on the books don’t have executions.
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When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
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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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Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.
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We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.
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I think unconscious bias is one of the hardest things to get at.
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The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
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A constitution, as important as it is, will mean nothing unless the people are yearning for liberty and freedom.
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I’m not very good at promotion.
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You can disagree without being disagreeable.
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Legislators know much more about elections than the Court does.
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