I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGChoosing the right word, and the right word order, he illustrated, could make an enormous difference in conveying an image or an idea.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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When I’m sometimes asked when will there be enough [women on the Supreme Court] and I say, ‘When there are nine,’ people are shocked. But there’d been nine men, and nobody’s ever raised a question about that.
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Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.
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People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
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Women will have achieved true equality when men share with them the responsibility of bringing up the next generation.
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I just try to do the good job that I have to the best of my ability and I really don’t think about whether I’m inspirational. I just do the best I can.
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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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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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Dissents speak to a future age.
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Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?
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I’m not very good at promotion.
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Work for the things that you care about.
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The basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.
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You can disagree without being disagreeable.
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Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.
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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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