Friday, 25 September 2020

Sixteen Woodpiles

“My success in law school was in large measure because of baby Jane. I attended classes and studied diligently until four in the afternoon; the next hours were Jane’s time, spent at the park, playing games or singing songs, reading picture books, bathing and feeding her. After Jane’s bedtime, I returned to the law books with renewed will. Each part of my life provided respite from the other.”

“My mother’s advice was: ‘Don’t lose time on useless emotions like anger, resentment, remorse, envy. Those will just sap time; they don’t get you where you want to be.’”

“I coped with anger by playing the piano. I wasn’t very good at it, but it distracted me. Later, I did the same with the cello. I would be absorbed in the music, and useless emotion faded away.”

“Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020)


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