My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGPeople who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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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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It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don’t want to take any chances. You never know what could happen.
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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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Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.
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I think daughters can change the perception of their fathers.
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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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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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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 basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.
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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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You would have a huge statelessness problem if you don’t consider a child born abroad a U.S. citizen.
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I think unconscious bias is one of the hardest things to get at.
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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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The Second Amendment is outdated in the sense that its function has become obsolete.
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