Not a law firm in the entire city of New York bid for my employment as a lawyer when I earned my degree.
Ruth Bader GinsburgRead
In the course of a marriage, one accommodates the other.
Interpretation
Marriage requires compromise and adjustment between partners.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg highlights the essence of marriage as a partnership where both individuals must learn to adapt to each other's needs, preferences, and differences. This process of accommodation fosters mutual respect and strengthens the relationship, emphasizing that a successful marriage involves collaboration and understanding rather than rigid adherence to one's own desires.
In practice
In a wedding speech, you might say, 'As Ruth Bader Ginsburg wisely noted, in marriage, we learn to accommodate each other.'
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