Inspirational Quotes by Judge Judy Sheindlin — Words of Wisdom for Daily Success

“… choosing the right mate is going to affect every moment of every day for the rest of your life.”

“Men are far more unlikely to stay in an intolerable situation than women. If they do stay in a bad marriage … it means they're getting their satisfaction elsewhere.”

“My advice: Get sick. Develop a malady for a couple of days - preferably on the weekend. You’re so weak you just can’t get out of bed. Let dad do it all. It’s a real eye-opener for him, and a well deserved break for you.”

“If a woman has an education and a skill, she has guaranteed divorce insurance for her lifetime … What is divorce insurance? It’s an education, a skill, a profession, an ability to take care of yourself, come what may … The only insurance protection you have is financial independence.”

“… women are notoriously underpaid compared to men … Women tend to look for acceptance before compensation. A woman can be told that she’s loved, and needed, and brilliant, and wonderful, and that will be enough to hold her down. Women are hypnotised by that kind of language … Too many women … are still willing to settle for a stroke instead of a contract, a pat on the head instead of a substantial raise or bonus. Don’t do it. Dogs and children get pats on the head. Women in business get cash.”

“Technology is developing so rapidly that none of us can afford to get set in our ways. Instead of hoping that your world won’t budge, stay alert to the new possibilities that are emerging.”

“If you spend your life deferring to someone else, you lose yourself in service.”

“Another form of denial is to do with money. A woman may think she is financially secure because her husband is bringing home a good paycheck, but that isn’t necessarily the case. Ask yourself: Do you have control over your own money? Your own, not his.”

“Have a profession, a vocation, your own source of money. It's your security, girls. Nobody can take it away. It sets you free emotionally.”

“Men don’t deal well with guilt and anger … You attack them, majority of the time their reaction will be to fight back … If you don’t attack, many men will have to face the hard reality that they have taken more from your relationship than they have given.”

“… if I wanted inner peace and happiness, it had to come from me.”

“… As women get older, they become more powerful, more lucid, more sure of what they want. And that can be very challenging for a man.”

“Woe be the one who hasn’t made it by age thirty. There is something ludicrous about setting the bar for making it at thirty when the average life expectancy is seventy-four. The truth is that each of us has the capacity, if we so desire, to follow different paths at different points in our lives - to put an end to one pursuit and begin another. When you understand that, you’ll see that there is no such thing as failure.”

“Spending your money on things that give you pleasure once in a while is food for the soul.”