There is no big constituency out there concerned about access restrictions on poor women.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGAt the end of the day, a wise old man and a wise old woman will reach the same decision.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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Don’t be afraid to take charge, think about what you want, then do the work, but then enjoy what makes you happy, bring along your crew, have a sense of humor.
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Work for the things that you care about.
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There’s nothing in the Constitution that says the President stops being President in his last year.
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The Second Amendment is outdated in the sense that its function has become obsolete.
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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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Every constitution written since the end of World War II includes a provision that men and women are citizens of equal stature. Ours does not.
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You’re saying, no, state said two kinds of marriage; the full marriage, and then this sort of skim-milk marriage.
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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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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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Prisons should be co-ed because separate quarters are discriminatory.
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I do hope that some of my dissents will one day be the law.
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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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People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
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It is not women’s liberation, it is women’s and men’s liberation.
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When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
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I think daughters can change the perception of their fathers.
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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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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I conceived of myself in large part as a teacher.
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America is known as a country that welcomes people to its shores.
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I’m not very good at promotion.
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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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I don’t say women’s rights – I say the constitutional principle of the equal citizenship stature of men and women.
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Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.
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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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Promoting active liberty does not mean allowing the majority to run roughshod over minorities.
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