My mother told me two things constantly. One was to be a lady and the other was to be independent, and the law was something most unusual for those times because for most girls growing up in the ’40s, the most important degree was not your B.A. but your M.R.S. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Read Quote
Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Read Quote
You can’t have it all, all at once. Who – man or woman – has it all, all at once? Over my lifespan, I think I have had it all. But in different periods of time, things were rough. And if you have a caring life partner, you help the other person when that person needs it. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Read Quote
Women will only have true equality when men share with them the responsibility of bringing up the next generation. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Read Quote
Throwing out preclearance when it has worked and is continuing to work to stop discriminatory changes is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Read Quote
Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Read Quote
My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Read Quote
