Tag: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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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 Ginsburg
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You can’t have it all all at once. Over my lifespan, I think I have had it all, but in given periods in 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
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I think members of the legislature, people who have to run for office, know the connection between money and influence on what laws get passed.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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In truth, I did enjoy the benefits of a Harvard connection.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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At Columbia Law School, my professor of constitutional law and federal courts, Gerald Gunther, was determined to place me in a federal court clerkship, despite what was then viewed as a grave impediment: On graduation, I was the mother of a 4-year-old child.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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I think daughters can change the perception of their fathers.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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You would have a huge statelessness problem if you don’t consider a child born abroad a U.S. citizen.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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The emphasis must be not on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and reproductive control.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Ever since my colorectal cancer in 1999, I have been followed by the N.I.H. That was very lucky for me because they detected my pancreatic cancer at a very early stage.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg