Whatever you choose to do, leave tracks. That means don’t do it just for yourself. You will want to leave the world a little better for your having lived.

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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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"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."

- William James

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"The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to make things better."

- Robert F. Kennedy

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"The best thing you can do for the whole world is to make the most of yourself."

- Wallace Wattles

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"As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way."

- Mary Anne Radmacher

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"A veces sentimos que lo que hacemos es tan solo una gota en el mar, pero el mar sería menos si le faltara una gota."

- Mother Teresa

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