Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg Quotes & Sayings

By the mile it's a trial, but by the inch it's a cinch. — Zig Ziglar

As a younger person, I was obsessed with Ray Bradbury, and I think his stories did more to shape me as a storyteller than anybody else - even though, when I read them now, a lot of them seem overly sentimental. But that's probably the writer that I've thought about the most, even though I don't necessarily like a lot of his work. — Shaun Tan

Asceticism was not necessary for holiness. — James Carroll

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

I don't know, I guess I agree with them. That if everyone would just keep learning about the world around them, they would have far fewer problems. — Veronica Roth

Patience is the best remedy for every trouble. — Plautus

Setting is the soul of your story...Improve upon it, and it will take your writing to the next level. — Ruth Ann Ridley

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg fell asleep during Obama's speech. She woke up with the other justices drawing a gavel on her face. — Conan O'Brien

Our Heavenly Father did not launch us on our eternal voyage without providing the means whereby we could receive from Him guidance to ensure our safe return. I speak of prayer. I speak too of the whisperings from that still, small voice; and I do not overlook the holy scriptures, which contain the word of the Lord and the words of the prophets - provided to us to help us successfully cross the finish line. — Thomas S. Monson

I want to try something different in Hollywood, to tell the audience I am not just an actor star - I am an actor, too. — Jackie Chan

Bucknell joined their family, editing her — Eloisa James

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

A Bereavement? Franzen's posthumous novel? — Edan Lepucki

I am a judge born, raised, and proud of being a Jew. The demand for justice runs through the entirety of the Jewish tradition. I hope, in my years on the bench of the Supreme Court of the United States, I will have the strength and the courage to remain constant in the service of that demand. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Humanity, you never had it from the beginning." That was my motto. — Charles Bukowski

When Ruth Bader Ginsburg came in front of the Senate and was approved 96-3 to be on the Supreme Court to replace conservative justice Byron White. This is in 1993.Now, Justice Ginsburg, it was noted earlier, was a general counsel for the ACLU, certainly a liberal group. It was abundantly clear during the confirmation hearing that Ginsburg would swing the balance of the court to the left.But because President [Bill] Clinton won the election and because Justice Ginsburg clearly had the intellectual ability and integrity to serve on the court, she was confirmed. — Sam Brownback

For a moment, upon waking, he had NO idea at all who he was. It was a tremendously liberating feeling, as if he were free to be whatever he wanted to be: he could be anyone at all, able to try on any identity; he could be a man or a woman; a rat or a bird, a monster or a god. — Neil Gaiman

Who isn't frustrated and does not prove it by his actions - if you want to say so? But through art the psychologically maimed may become the most distinguished man of his age. Take Freud for instance. — William Carlos Williams