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" 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. "

Judy Sheindlin

Hate

Mind

Research

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" 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. "

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" I really believe if you give people a product that couples entertainment with a little bit of education, a soft glove and sense of humor - especially about a subject people have begun to feel very frustrated about, which is the legal system - then you have a formula for success. "

" A combination of tenacity and luck brought me here today. "

" I knew that if I worked hard, I could have both - I could have a family, because that was important to me, and I could have a career. "

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" What keeps me going is those cases, maybe ten a year, where I can make a difference. "

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I Can

" I want first-time offenders to think of their appearance in my courtroom as the second-worst experience of their lives - circumcision being the first. "

" This country has a wonderful spirit. "

" 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. "

" All those good people huddling behind bars in gated communities - it's the wrong way round. The others should have the bars. "

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

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

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Interviewer

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Remember

" I would never interrogate a child or a spouse the way I would a litigant. People wouldn't want to be around you. You'd wind up all alone on an island. "

" If you can share with the people who've been good to you, do it. "

" People from Brooklyn grow up with a certain common sense. If it doesn't ring true, it's not true. "

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