Work hard on each opinion, but once the case is decided, don't look back; go on to the next case and give… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
If you ask judges, do you always agree on everything? Of course not, we divide just as you do. Why aren't you… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
The impact of all these restrictions is on poor women, because women who have means, if their state doesn't provide access, another… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
Sometimes people say unkind or thoughtless things, and when they do, it is best to be a little hard of hearing —… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
Our goal in the '70s was to end the closed door era. There were so many things that were off limits to… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
I have yet to see a death case among the dozen coming to the Supreme Court on eve-of-execution stay applications in which… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
One might plausibly contend that Congress violates the spirit, if not the letter, of the constitutional doctrine of separation of powers when… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
Historically, the new government had no money to pay for an army, so they relied on the state militias. And the states… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
We have the oldest written constitution still in force in the world, and it starts out with three words, 'We, the people.' — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
I conceived of myself in large part as a teacher. There wasn't a great understanding of gender discrimination. People knew that race… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
Members of the legislature, people who have run for office, know the connection between money and influence on what laws get passed — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
I think members of the legislature, people who have to run for office, know the connection between money and influence on what… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
If you're going to change things, you have to be with the people who hold the levers. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
No one who is in business for profit can foist his or her beliefs on a workforce that includes many people who… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
A prime part of the history of our Constitution is the story of the extension of constitutional rights to people once ignored… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
At my advanced age - I'm now an octogenarian - I'm constantly amazed by the number of people who want to take… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
People who have been hardworking, tax paying, those people ought to be given an opportunity to be on a track that leads… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
So now the perception is, yes, women are here to stay. And when I’m sometimes asked when will there be enough [women… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
If we gave up our freedom as the price of security, we would no longer be the great nation that we are. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
Work hard on each opinion, but once the case is decided, don't look back; go on to the next case and give it your… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
Racial discrimination in elections in Texas is no mere historical artifact. To the contrary, Texas has been found in violation of the Voting Rights… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
The Democrats do fine in presidential elections; their problem is they can't get out the vote in the midterm elections. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
In sum, the Court's conclusion that a constitutionally adequate recount is impractical is a prophecy the Court's own judgment will not allow to be… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
We will never see a day when women of means are not able to get a safe abortion in this country. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
The entering class I joined in 1956 included just nine women, up from five in the then second-year class, and only one African American.… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
If you ask judges, do you always agree on everything? Of course not, we divide just as you do. Why aren't you transparent about… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
One thing that concerns me is that today's young women don't seem to care that we have a fundamental instrument of government that makes… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
It's a facet of the gay rights movement that people don't think about enough. Why suddenly marriage equality? Because it wasn't until 1981 that… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
If you have a caring life partner, you help the other person when that person needs it. I had a life partner who thought… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
