Judy Sheindlin

I never had an issue with gender.

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.

I was in the family court for 25 years. And having started a second career, having a second act when you were 52 was something that I never thought would happen to me.

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.

Because of the world we live in, we lock the doors in our house when we go to sleep. If you live in an apartment, if you can, you get a building that has a doorman or security.

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

You should want to give something back.

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

Never let anyone or anything define your value or limit your dream.

I don't have two different personalities. I am what I am.

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.

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