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So my husband's father said to me, "Ruth, if you don't want to go
to law school, no one will think the less of you." "You have a very good reason
not to enroll." "But if you really want to be a lawyer, you will stop feeling sorry for yourself." "You will pick yourself up,
and you will find a way." And that advice, at every turn in my life, I thought, "Do I really want this?" And if the answer's "Yes," you find a way
to law school, no one will think the less of you." "You have a very good reason
not to enroll." "But if you really want to be a lawyer, you will stop feeling sorry for yourself." "You will pick yourself up,
and you will find a way." And that advice, at every turn in my life, I thought, "Do I really want this?" And if the answer's "Yes," you find a way
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So my husband's father said to me,
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"Ruth, if you don't want to go
to law school,
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no one will think the less of you."
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"You have a very good reason
not to enroll."
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"But if you really want to be a lawyer,
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you will stop feeling sorry for yourself."
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"You will pick yourself up,
and you will find a way."
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And that advice, at every turn in my life,
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I thought, "Do I really want this?"
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And if the answer's "Yes,"
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you find a way.
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Movie Summary
Focus on a series of interviews about people whose actions shape the world.