Ruth Bader Ginsburg — "I think that the law is constantly evolving. It's not a static thing."

"The greatest menace to freedom is an inert people."

"I would like to be remembered as someone who used her talent for the reconstruction of society, a reconstructor of society to make it a little better than she found it."

"I wasn't 100 percent sure I would be confirmed by the Senate. But I thought it would be a shame if the best person for the job was not nominated because of fear of what might happen."

"I think it's important to remember that the court is not a political body. It's a legal body."

"The more women are involved in the decision-making process, the less likely it is that we're going to have wars."