Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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...The Court ...[recognizes]...the persistence of racial inequality and a majority's acknowledgement of Congress's authority to act affirmatively, not only to end discrimination, but also to counteract discrimination's lingering effects. Those effects, reflective of a system of racial caste [legal segregation and discrimination] only recently ended, are evident in our work places, markets, and neighborhoods. Job applicants with identical resumes, qualifications, and interview styles still experience different receptions, depending on their race.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Popular Quotes

My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.

- Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The Second Amendment is outdated in the sense that its function has become obsolete.

- Ruth Bader Ginsburg

We live in an age in which the fundamental principles to which we subscribe - liberty, equality and justice for all - are encountering extraordinary …

- Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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.

- Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Sometimes people say unkind or thoughtless things, and when they do, it is best to be a little hard of hearing — to tune out and not snap back in ang…

- Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Work for the things that you care about.

- Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Women's rights are an essential part of the overall human rights agenda, trained on the equal dignity and ability to live in freedom all people shoul…

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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.

- Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Anger, resentment, envy, and self-pity are wasteful reactions. They greatly drain one's time. They sap energy better devoted to productive endeavor…

- Ruth Bader Ginsburg