Ruth Bader Ginsburg

I think it's time for the people of Egypt to have a democratic government. But I am not an advocate of imposing our will on other societies.

I mean, it is a very controversial topic. And if you want to say that it's a woman's right to choose, you can say that. If you want to say that it's wrong, you can say that. But the government should not be involved in the first place.

I said I don't want to get involved in politics. But if I'm not involved, then who is?

I think the Equal Rights Amendment is important. It would make it clear that sex discrimination is wrong.

I would not be surprised if the public is not happy with the way things are going.

I think that the government should not be involved in making choices for people.

I am a strong believer that women should have a choice in what they do with their bodies. That's a fundamental right.

I think that the government should not be involved in making choices for people. It's a very personal decision, and it should be up to the individual to decide what's best for them, not the government. That's a fundamental right, and it's something that I feel very strongly about. And I think that it's important for us to protect that right, and to make sure that people have the freedom to make their own choices, and to live their lives as they see fit, without interference from the government.

I think that the government should not be involved in making choices for women. It's a very personal decision, and it should be up to the individual to decide what's best for them, not the government. That's a fundamental right, and it's something that I feel very strongly about. And I think that it's important for us to protect that right, and to make sure that women have the freedom to make their own choices, and to live their lives as they see fit, without interference from the government.

I would like to be remembered as someone who used her talent for the reconstruction of society, a reconstructor of society to make it a little better than she found it.

When I'm sometimes asked, 'When will there be enough women on the Supreme Court?' and I say, 'When there are nine,' people are shocked. But there'd been nine men, and nobody ever raised a question about that.

My mother told me two things constantly. One was to be a lady, and the other was to be independent. The first meant don't give way to useless emotions like anger, and the second meant be able to fend for yourself.

Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true.

Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.

Dissents speak to a future age. 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 and gradually over time their views become the dominant view. So that's the dissenter's hope: that they are writing not for today but for tomorrow.

Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.

Our system of justice is superb, but there are some areas that need fine-tuning.

You can't have it all, all at once.

A great man once said that the true symbol of America is not the eagle, but the common barnyard chicken, because she is the most common bird in America and she lays eggs for everyone.

So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great good fortune.