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" I deal with conflicts that irritate people and give them stress, like the dispute over a car payment. I can resolve those cases in a moment. "

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" Incarceration is supposed to keep the community safe from your behavior. "

" They want to do the right thing, most people. For that little core that doesn't want to do the right thing and gets away with it routinely, most people want to see them get a good whupping. And I am your girl. "

Do The Right Thing

" They will find somebody younger, somebody funnier, somebody more engaged. As long as the court genre is viable, people are going to be looking for someone to knock me off of my perch. "

" If you're going to spend your time, spend your time getting smarter. "

" Being a TV star is a great gift. Everyone treats you royally. "

" A period of detention in a chilly upstate facility can be a great attitude adjuster. "

" I eat liars for breakfast. "

" I was an unremarkable student with passable looks and a direct personality. "

" I go down to the gym unwashed, like something dragged in from behind a truck. "

" Don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining. "

" I'm realistic. I'm not becoming Farrah Fawcett here. If you stay beyond your welcome, it's for ego or money or because you can't exist without the limelight. I'm fine without it. "

" You lock your windows before you leave. You put on an alarm if you live in the country because you know that there are bad people out there. Well, in this Internet age, you know that there are bad people out there. And no matter what you do, those bad people are going to get into your house. "

" I always say that when I see that needle start to go in the other direction, when people have had enough of me, I'm going to be smart enough to say goodbye. It's such a joyous ride to be on top, and it takes away from that ride if you sort of ride it down. "

" When I go on vacation, I leave my house in total order: bills paid, garbage out, no milk in the refrigerator, mail done so that I can better negotiate what will await me. "

" I was a sitting judge in Manhattan. I was a supervising judge in Manhattan, and they said to me, 'Did you ever think of doing what you do on television?' "

" I think that there is a difference between men and women as a warrior and a nurturer... It's innate. "

" Nothing in my early childhood suggested to anyone - except maybe my father - that one day I would be standing here and be known simply as Judge Judy. "

" I never had an issue with gender. "

" I'm an entertainer, and I'm paid as an entertainer. "

" So we want to free the women of America? You know what would free the women of America? Make men accept responsibility for birth control. "

" In too many ways, political correctness has been a bully. "

Political Correctness

" I was a grown-up when 'celebrity' happened. So I knew exactly what it was like to be in line at a restaurant and watch someone famous walk in and get a table immediately. I knew I didn't like that; I don't want to make somebody else feel the way I felt. "

" Number one - and I want you to emblaze this on your brain - you only have one chance to make a first impression. "

" Being a nurturer isn't being a moron. "

" If you take control over those things you can, you are better able to negotiate the unexpected. "

" I resent it when any part of the government refers to people who have money in the pejorative. "

" I set realistic goals consistent with my talents. I never, for instance, wanted to sit on an appellate court. I'm not an academic. Truth be told, I hate to do research. I have a practical mind, and I was well suited for the trial court bench, not the appellate. "

" You should want to give something back. "

" While I sat in family court, I probably heard 20 or 25,000 cases. And I am sure, during the course of those cases, there were cases that I probably would've decided differently had I had either more time or been able to explore more. But all you can do as a judge is really give a case your best effort. "

" This country has a wonderful spirit. "