Ruth Bader Ginsburg best Famous Quotes – “America is known as a country that welcomes people to its shores. All kinds of people. The image of the Statue of Liberty with Emma Lazarus’ famous poem. She lifts her lamp and welcomes people to the golden shore, where they will not experience prejudice because of the color of their skin, the religious faith that they follow.”
Ruth Bader Ginsburg best Equality Quotes – “The concern was that if a woman was doing gender equality, her chances of making it to tenure in the law school were diminished. It was considered frivolous.”
Ruth Bader Ginsburg best Equality Quotes – “I said on the equality side of it, that it is essential to a woman’s equality with man that she be the decision-maker, that her choice be controlling.”
Ruth Bader Ginsburg best Equality Quotes – “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 the court struck down Louisiana’s ‘head and master rule,’ that the husband was head and master of the house.”
Ruth Bader Ginsburg best Equality Quotes – “The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.”
Ruth Bader Ginsburg best Change Quotes – “If you’re going to change things, you have to be with the people who hold the levers.”
Ruth Bader Ginsburg best Chance Quotes – “It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don’t want to take any chances. You never know what could happen.”
Ruth Bader Ginsburg best Anger Quotes – “Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.”
Ruth Bader Ginsburg best Alone Quotes – “The worst times were the years I was alone. The image to the public entering the courtroom was eight men, of a certain size, and then this little woman sitting to the side. That was not a good image for the public to see.”