I just try to do the good job that I have to the best of my ability, and I really don’t think about whether I’m inspirational. I just do the best I can.
-- Ruth Bader Ginsburg (chapter 1)

Importance: This quotation from Ruth Bader Ginsburg reflects her extraordinary humbleness. Ginsburg's life and career were consistently motivated by a desire to improve the United States and help people in need. Ginsburg never pursued personal glory. Ironically, Ginsburg became an inspiration to many Americans. Ginsburg's life has inspired many people, especially women, to pursue their goals and to pursue positive social change.

The world as it was had no room for her. That injustice left her no choice but to achieve bombshells. It was easy to miss, maybe because it didn’t look like male bomb throwing. Or because she and her peers had transformed the world so much it was hard to remember, in retrospect...
-- Narration (chapter 1)