Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
30 quotes • Supreme Court Justice • Age 87
"When I'm sometimes asked when will there be enough [women on the Supreme Court] and I say, 'When there are nine,' people are shocked. But there'd been nine men, and nobody's ever raised a question about that."
"My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent"
"Fight for the things that you care about. But do it in a way that will lead others to join you."
"I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks."
"Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn't be that women are the exception."
"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."
"Rabbi Alfred Bettleheim once said: “Prejudice saves us a painful trouble, the trouble of thinking."
"When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out. Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade."
"I don’t say women’s rights—I say the constitutional principle of the equal citizenship stature of men and women."
"How to be Like RBG: Work for what you believe in, but pick your battles, and don’t burn your bridges. Don’t be afraid to take charge, think about what you want, then do the work, but then enjoy what makes you happy, bring along your crew, have a sense of humor.-Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Notorious RBG byIrin Carmon"
"The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman’s life, to her well-being and dignity. It is a decision she must make for herself. When the government controls that decision for her, she is being treated as less than a full adult human responsible for her own choices."
"You can disagree without being disagreeable."