Don't try to teach a pig to sing. It doesn't work, and it annoys the pig. — Judy Sheindlin Acceptance Copy Share Image
Don't make a cemetery of your life by burying your talents. — Judy Sheindlin Burying Copy Share Image
If you're going to spend your time, spend your time getting smarter. — Judy Sheindlin Going Copy Share Image
I couldn't give a rat's tutu about your emotional distress — Judy Sheindlin Distress Copy Share Image
If you can share with the people who've been good to you, do it. — Judy Sheindlin Been Copy Share Image
I don't read bad mail. I don't save mail. I'm too old to read negative things. — Judy Sheindlin Bad Copy Share Image
There's no cap on success. The jury stays out till you take your last breath. — Judy Sheindlin Breaths Copy Share Image
I was in the family court for 25 years. And having started a second career, having a second act when you were… — Judy Sheindlin Career Copy Share Image
Teach your daughters, teach your granddaughters, everybody has to have something that they're good at where they can earn a living. — Judy Sheindlin Good Copy Share Image
Nothing in my early childhood suggested to anyone - except maybe my father - that one day I would be standing here… — Judy Sheindlin Childhood Copy Share Image
Long before I was Judge Judy, when I was an unknown worker bee, I usually got what I wanted. — Judy Sheindlin Bee Copy Share Image
Little things happen to us during the course of our lives when we were children that stay with us. — Judy Sheindlin Children Copy Share Image
I exercise, and I eat reasonably, and I don't want to look at myself being out of shape. That would depress me. — Judy Sheindlin Being Copy Share Image
I want first-time offenders to think of their appearance in my courtroom as the second-worst experience of their lives - circumcision being… — Judy Sheindlin Appearance Copy Share Image
What keeps me going is those cases, maybe ten a year, where I can make a difference. — Judy Sheindlin Cases Copy Share Image
Megyn Kelly is one of those rare women who seamlessly combines professional excellence and family. She doesn't need a catch phrase to… — Judy Sheindlin Excellence Copy Share Image
They want to do the right thing, most people. For that little core that doesn't want to do the right thing and… — Judy Sheindlin Girl Copy Share Image
Women watch and say, 'I like watching you control your own space. It's motivated me to do better, to go back to… — Judy Sheindlin Good Copy Share Image
When I was a practising lawyer in the family court, there were too many judges who, when you left their courtroom, you… — Judy Sheindlin Court Copy Share Image
The President of the United State is the leader of the free world, and the world has to be able to rely… — Judy Sheindlin Free Copy Share Image
I never don't have a good time. Even when I go to work with a cold or a sore throat, as soon… — Judy Sheindlin Cold Copy Share Image
When states and cities and our country say we're going to tax the rich - and that word 'rich' or 'wealthy' doesn't… — Judy Sheindlin Hard Copy Share Image
When I go on vacation, I leave my house in total order: bills paid, garbage out, no milk in the refrigerator, mail… — Judy Sheindlin Better Copy Share Image
I go down to the gym unwashed, like something dragged in from behind a truck. — Judy Sheindlin Behind Copy Share Image
Beauty fades," my father would tell me, "but dumb? Dumb is forever. — Judy Sheindlin Beauty Copy Share Image
A combination of tenacity and luck brought me here today. — Judy Sheindlin Combination Copy Share Image
Unless you believe in reincarnation, this is your one shot. — Judy Sheindlin Believe Copy Share Image
I think that you're supposed to know when it's time to say goodbye. — Judy Sheindlin Goodbye Copy Share Image
Never let anyone or anything define your value or limit your dream. — Judy Sheindlin Anything Copy Share Image
I still love working. I still love being in the mix of things. — Judy Sheindlin Being Copy Share Image
Incarceration is supposed to keep the community safe from your behavior. — Judy Sheindlin Behavior Copy Share Image
You only have one thing in business, and that is your reputation — Judy Sheindlin Business Copy Share Image
Being a TV star is a great gift. Everyone treats you royally. — Judy Sheindlin Being Copy Share Image
I was an unremarkable student with passable looks and a direct personality. — Judy Sheindlin Direct Copy Share Image