Clarence Thomas

Judge

1948-06-23

Quotes by Clarence Thomas

• My grandfather, as I said, was industrious. He'd had a variety of jobs and decided sometime in the 1940s that he would never work for anyone. He was also a very independent man.

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• My job is to write opinions. I decide cases and write opinions. It is not to respond to idiocy and critics who make statements that are unfounded. That doesn't mean that people shouldn't have constructive criticisms, but it should be constructive.

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• I was sympathetic to virtually all groups that wanted to get away from the old system.

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• I still have a 15� sticker on the frame of my law degree. It's tainted, so I just leave it in the basement.

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• I'd been very partial to Malcolm X, particularly his self-help teachings.

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• I grew up in a religious environment, and I'm proud of it. I was going to be a priest; I'm proud of it. And I thank God I believe in God, or I would probably be enormously angry right now.

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