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 GINSBURGReal change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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I conceived of myself in large part as a teacher.
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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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When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
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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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The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
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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 think daughters can change the perception of their fathers.
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I get very little sleep when the court is sitting.
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Dissents speak to a future age.
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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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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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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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Depriving a parent of parental status is as devastating as a criminal conviction.
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The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.
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Work for the things that you care about.
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