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

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"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's ever raised a question about that."

- Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Belief

"America is known as a country that welcomes people to its shores. All kinds of people."

- Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Compassion

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

- Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Transformation

"In every good marriage, it helps sometimes to be a little deaf."

- Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Relationships

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

- Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Courage

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"When you change your thoughts, remember to also change your world."

- Norman Vincent Peale

Change

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."

- Anaïs Nin

Change

"Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Change

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes."

- William James

Change

"If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one."

- Dolly Parton

Change