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

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I conceived of myself in large part as a teacher. There wasn't a great understanding of gender discrimination. People knew that race discrimination was an odious thing, but there were many who thought that all the gender-based differentials in the law operated benignly in women's favor. So my objective was to take the Court step by step to the realization, in Justice Brennan's words, that the pedestal on which some thought women were standing all too often turned out to be a cage.

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

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

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The Second Amendment is outdated in the sense that its function has become obsolete.

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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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Work for the things that you care about.

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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…

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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.

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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