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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. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Alone Good Woman Men Side Worst Entering See Courtroom Were Years Times Sitting Eight Size Public Little Then Certain Image
I was tremendously fortunate to be alive and a lawyer, working at a university so I had more flexible hours, when the women's movement was coming alive and when it became possible to argue successfully for a view of the equal protection clause that included women. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Women Protection Lawyer Tremendously Alive Possible More Clause Argue Had Hours Equal Equal Protection Became Coming Movement Working Successfully View Flexible Fortunate Included University
'Whole Women's Health' made it very clear that poor women were no longer going to be left out. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Health Women Made Out Clear Longer Were Left Very Going Poor Whole
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
Crazy You Gone Could Take Never Like Know Any Just Want Happen Chance Chances
Arizona presents no specific reason for excepting capital defendants from the constitutional protections extended to defendants generally, and none is readily apparent. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Constitutional Generally Arizona Readily None Capital Reason Apparent Specific Extended Presents
I would not like to be the only woman on the court. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Woman Would Only Like Court
I was part of Jazzercise class. It was an aerobics routine accompanied by loud music, sounding quite awful to me. Jazzercise was popular in the '80s and '90s. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Music Me Class Part Aerobic Accompanied Loud Quite Popular Routine Awful
I think the notion that we have all the democracy that money can buy strays so far from what our democracy is supposed to be. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Buy Democracy Money Think Our Supposed Far Notion
An operatic voice is like no other. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Other Voice Like
Collegiality is crucial to the success of our mission. We could not do the job the Constitution assigns to us if we didn't - to use one of Justice Antonin Scalia's favorite expressions - 'Get over it!' Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Success Justice Constitution Job Our Favorite Could Crucial Over Over It Mission Get Us Use Expressions
At my advanced age - I'm now an octogenarian - I'm constantly amazed by the number of people who want to take my picture. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Age People Picture Constantly Take Advanced Amazed Want Who Now Number
It's not simply to say, 'My colleagues are wrong, and I would do it this way,' but the greatest dissents do become court opinions. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Become Way Say Colleagues Would Simply Wrong Court Greatest Opinions
In truth, I did enjoy the benefits of a Harvard connection. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Truth Benefits Enjoy Harvard Did Connection
I don't think that a Justice should have uppermost in her mind, 'A Democratic president appointed me, so I must leave to be sure that another Democratic president can appoint my successor.' Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Me Justice Mind Think President Must Democratic Another Sure Leave Should Successor Her Appoint Appointed
In the '50s, too many women, even though they were very smart, they tried to make the man feel that he was brainier. It was a sad thing. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sad Man Women Smart Too Though Tried He Sad Thing Feel Make Were Very Many Even Thing
My mother graduated from high school at 15 and went to work to support the family because the eldest son went to college. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Work Family Son School Mother College High High School Support Because Graduated Eldest
My biographers... would like to have my time at the court almost complete before they finish the book. We decided... to flip the order. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Time Book Before Complete Would Finish My Time Almost Like Court Order Decided Flip
I was a proponent of the ERA. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Proponent Era
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
Me Cancer Stage Followed Since Because Been Very Lucky Ever Early
After the pancreatic cancer, at first I went to N.I.H. every three months, then every four months, then every six months. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Cancer Three First Every Months Six After Then Four
I don't see that my majority opinions are going to be undone. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Undone See Majority Opinions Going
I think some of my colleagues' spicier lines are distracting. They draw attention away from what the justice is trying to say. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Justice Think Say Draw Colleagues Distracting Some Attention Lines Trying Away
There are some women I definitely would not want to succeed me... but a man like David Souter, that would be great. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Great Me Man Women Definitely Would Would-Be Some David Like Want Succeed
I think that Congress' ability to reason is fully equal to that of the judiciary. Samuel Alito
Judiciary Congress Think Ability Equal Reason Fully
I have been committed to carrying out my duties... in accordance with both the letter and spirit of all applicable rules of ethics and canons of conduct. Samuel Alito
Legal Ethics Rules Out Carrying Spirit Both Been Accordance Conduct Committed Duties Canon Letter Applicable
I'm not any kind of a bigot, I'm not. Samuel Alito
Kind Any Bigot
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