it has been said that ruth wanted to be a opra, she chose the law.th would grow to become the leading advocate fighting such discrimination in court. she was not an opra star, but found her stage, right behind me in our courtroom. she won famous victories, moving our country to equal justice under law, women are now a majority in law school, not a handful. later, a star on the bench where she conquering and dissenting opinion, will steer the court for decades, they are written with the unaffected grace of precision. her voice in court and conference room was soft. when she spoke, people listened. among the words that best describe ruth, tough, brave, a fighter, a winner. also thoughtful, careful, compassionate, honest. when it came to opera, passionate. when it came to sports, clueless. justice ruth bader ginsburg had many virtus of her own, she promoted one particular one, humility in others. for example, on more than a few occasions, someone would approach or call me and describe some upcoming occasion or event important to them. i knew what was co

occasionally she needed to take a breath to have good friends, to go to the opra and enjoy life she she was always there for round two of the ten push ups that got her to 20. it was that tenacity and perseverance that captured the millions people that looked up to her. >> i thank you for coming on this evening. and paying tribute to her. and i thank you for all of your words and for doing this film. we really appreciate it and i'm sorry that i mispronounced your name. sorry for your loss. >> thanks, don. >> make sure you tune in tomorrow night for the cnn films documentary, rbg. >>> and this is cnn tonight, i'm don lemon, it's 11:00 p.m. on the east coast. our historic breaking news, the death of ruth bader ginsburg, she passed away surrounded by family after a long battle with cancer. she was 87 years old and nominated to the high court in 1993 by president bill clinton, honoring her tonight saying known for her brilliant mind and powerful you dissents in the supreme court. she showed that one can disagree without being disagreeable with one's colleagues. her different points of view h