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Does Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Have Any Regrets? Hardly

"I do think that I was born under a very bright star," Ginsburg said recounting her career and legacy as a woman who beat the professional odds.
Nina Totenberg interviews Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg about her legacy

Does Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the 86-year-old feminist icon, have any regrets about her professional life?

Hardly.

"I do think that I was born under a very bright star," Ginsburg said, recounting her life and the obstacles that faced her.

Ginsburg added: "I'll tell you what Justice [Sandra Day] O'Connor once said to me. She said, 'Suppose we had come of age at a time when women lawyers were welcome at the bar. You know what? Today, we would be

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