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" 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. "

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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. "

" 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

" 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. "

" I left family court for the vagaries of TV and said to myself, 'Judy, what the hell are you thinking?' It seems like only yesterday. "

" 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. "

" Uh' is not an answer. "

" I don't feel as if anything that has happened to me in my life was sidetracked because I was a woman. "

" A judge is supposed to be able to make a decision, and when you make a decision, very often one party - and very often both - are a little disappointed. "

" I still think an Egg McMuffin is the best breakfast. "

" I started out in a two-room apartment in Brooklyn and thought, 'Never again.' "

" I'm not sure whether it's going to be the downfall of Rome - social media. There are too many secrets. "

" The President of the United State is the leader of the free world, and the world has to be able to rely on his or her word, to feel that they have a good moral compass. "

" My first husband is a lovely, lovely man, but he always viewed my job as a hobby, and there came a time where I resented that. "

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

" You don't teach morals and ethics and empathy and kindness in the schools. You teach that at home, and children learn by example. "

" 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. "

" 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 don't mind getting my hands dirty, and I don't mind getting to the truth of a situation and saying, 'You're right, you're wrong, next case.' "

" I think I'm a good fact finder. "

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

Political Correctness

" Not everything has to be a money-making operation. You do things sometimes because it makes you feel good. "

" 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. "

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

" This country has a wonderful spirit. "

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

" We don't take Sweet'n Lows from restaurants anymore. I don't stuff dinner rolls into my pocketbook. "

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

" I think that you're supposed to know when it's time to say goodbye. "

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

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