I would not like to be the only woman on the court. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The pedestal upon which women have been placed has all too often, upon closer inspection, been revealed as a cage. — Irin Carmon

The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg

I do think that being the second [female Supreme Court Justice] is wonderful, because it is a sign that being a woman in a place of importance is no longer extraordinary. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Women will only have true equality when men share with them the responsibility of bringing up the next generation. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Adult women are able to make decisions about their own lives’ course no less than men are. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg

I don’t say women’s rights–I say the constitutional principle of the equal citizenship stature of men and women. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg

When I graduated from law school in 1959, there wasn’t a single woman on any federal bench. It wouldn’t be a realistic ambition for a woman to want to become a federal judge. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Every constitution written since the end of World War II includes a provision that men and women are citizens of equal stature. Ours does not. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Yet, as the numbers reveal, women in law, even today, are not entering a bias–free profession. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Be independent and be a lady. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Frankly I had thought that at the time Roe was decided, there was concern about population growth and particularly growth in populations that we don’t want to have too many of. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Anger, resentment, envy, and self–pity are wasteful reactions. They greatly drain one’s time. They sap energy better devoted to productive endeavors. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Spent no time fretting, and found a way to do what I thought important to get done. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time. — Irin Carmon

Legislators know much more about elections than the Court does. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg

As 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 Ginsburg

My rule was I will not answer a question that attempts to project how I will rule in a case that might come before the court. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg

In most civil law systems there are no dissents. There is a single opinion for the court: it is unanimous; it is highly stylized; you can’t tell which judge wrote it. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg

I would not look to the United States Constitution if I were drafting a constitution in the year 2012. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg

A constitution, as important as it is, will mean nothing unless the people are yearning for liberty and freedom. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg

A 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 Ginsburg

I 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