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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.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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I get very little sleep when the court is sitting.
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Court Sleep
My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.
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Be independent and be a lady.
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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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Fortune Greatness Life Regard
Don’t be distracted by emotions like anger, envy, resentment. These just zap energy and waste time.
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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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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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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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We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.
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Court Work
Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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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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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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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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There is a Constitutional right to prostitution.
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You can disagree without being disagreeable.
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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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Our mutual respect is only momentarily touched by our sometimes strong disagreements on what the law is.
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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 think daughters can change the perception of their fathers.
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Speak you mind even if your voice shakes.
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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Court Woman
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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If I had any talent God could give me, I would be a great diva.
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Prisons should be co-ed because separate quarters are discriminatory.
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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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