Judy Sheindlin Quotes

Terrible things happen all of the time, and they can happen in a second. The best thing is to be prepared to react. If you try to control every little thing, you're going to end up miserable - and you're going to fail.

I have no control of life. I have to prepare myself for any situation.

If anybody knows that you need to be prepared regardless of the situation, that's me.

I think part of being human is learning to roll with the punches, to deal with any kind of personal or professional disaster that might crop up. You have to learn to deal with that stuff or not survive.

Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.

But I don't bet the farm on any of those possibilities, either. I'm also preparing, intelligently, to walk away from this, and walk away from it happy to have had the experience.

They say that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger and I've learnt a great deal, but you can never predict the future, so the best thing is just to do whatever you're asked to do to the best of your ability.

In my life I have always found ways of dealing with a situation.

Security... it's simply the recognition that changes will take place and the knowledge that you're willing to deal with whatever happens.

A lot of things have been thrown at me in life, and I've got through it all without a rule book, taking it one day at a time.

I don't get upset over things I can't control, because if I can't control them, there's no use getting upset. And I don't get upset over things I can control, because if I can control them, what's the use in getting upset?

One should be always ready to face difficult situations and take risk also.

I seem to - knock on wood - land on my feet and work, but you can never get too comfortable, and that's kind of a good thing.

Don't worry about what happens when things go wrong; just accept that they're going to, and figure out how do you want to cope with it when it does.

I've learned how to function in chaos.

I think, as an outsider, you are ready to deal with whatever comes your way.

No matter what twists and turns your life offers you, your ability to be adaptable and flexible will help you to stay open to all of the hidden gifts that difficulty may offer.

What we can control is our readiness.

Every time I thought I've seen every possible scenario, something else comes up. You just have to be prepared at every level.

It's so important to be ready for whatever is going to be thrown at you.

You can learn to prevent a storm, or you can learn to ride the storm. If you learn to ride the storm, the storm is not a problem anymore.

Everybody has to take curveballs as they come in life and hopefully have the ability to adjust their plans.

but you can't spend your whole life hoping people will ask you the right questions. you must learn to love and answer the questions they already ask.

I always expect unexpected challenges.

All great work is preparing yourself for the accident to happen.