Ruth Bader Ginsburg — "I am a very shy person. That's why I speak through my writing."

"The greatest dissents do become court opinions and gradually over time their views become the dominant view."

"The state controlling a woman's body and her reproductive choices is an affront to her dignity."

"I try to be optimistic. I think that's the only way to get through life."

"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 think the notion that we have all the answers and that we are going to write the opinion for the ages is just not right."