My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.
Ruth Bader GinsburgAs De Tocqueville said, sooner or later in the United States, every controversy ends up in court. I think that's a great - says great things about our judicial system.
Ruth Bader GinsburgA prime part of the history of our Constitution is the story of the extension of constitutional rights to people once ignored or excluded.
Ruth Bader GinsburgI didn't change the Constitution; the equality principle was there from the start. I just was an advocate for seeing its full realization.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg