The world recently lost a legend: Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
The 87-year-old Supreme Court justice was known for her remarkable leadership, compassion, and stance on issues facing our world. Although she faced numerous challenges, such as being rejected for a Supreme Court clerkship after law school, she never backed down.
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Instead, she rose to the occasion. She persevered and became a trailblazer and incredible women’s legal rights advocate and Supreme Court justice.
In celebration of her admirable life, we collected 15 of her most famous quotes that inspired and moved the world.
1. “Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.”
2. “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.”
3. “I would like to be remembered as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability.”
4. “So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great, good fortune.”
5. “My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.”
6. “When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out.”
7. “We have the oldest written constitution still in force in the world, and it starts out with three words, ‘We, the people.'”
8. “If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.”
9. “Don’t be distracted by emotions like anger, envy, resentment. These just zap energy and waste time.”
10. “If you have a caring life partner, you help the other person when that person needs it. I had a life partner who thought my work was as important as his, and I think that made all the difference for me.”
11. “I try to teach through my opinions, through my speeches, how wrong it is to judge people on the basis of what they look like, color of their skin, whether they’re men or women.”
12. “Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?”
13. “Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.”
14. “Every now and then it helps to be a little deaf …That advice has stood me in good stead. Not simply in dealing with my marriage, but in dealing with my colleagues.”
15. “Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.”
Thank you, Ruth, for all that you contributed to the world and the tremendous ripple effect that you created. May you now rest in peace.
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