There’s nothing in the Constitution that says the President stops being President in his last year.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGThe 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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In every good marriage, it helps sometimes to be a little deaf.
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My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.
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We will all profit from a more diverse, inclusive society, understanding, accommodating, even celebrating our differences, while pulling together for the common good.
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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 ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.
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Words could paint pictures.
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I think members of the legislature, people who have to run for office, know the connection between money and influence on what laws get passed.
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It’s hard not to have a big year at the Supreme Court.
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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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Legislators know much more about elections than the Court does.
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Be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.
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Our system of justice is surely richer for the diversity of background and experience of its judges.
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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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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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Speak you mind even if your voice shakes.
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You can disagree without being disagreeable.
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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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A constitution, as important as it is, will mean nothing unless the people are yearning for liberty and freedom.
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Don’t be distracted by emotions like anger, envy, resentment. These just zap energy and waste time.
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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There is a Constitutional right to prostitution.
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If I had any talent God could give me, I would be a great diva.
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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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Every girl and every boy that’s born alive is either a little liberal or else a little conservative.
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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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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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