Judy Sheindlin Quotes

Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.

I am a big believer that orderliness begets wealth.

Getting paperwork under control makes me feel more in control of my life generally.

I buried a lot of my ironing in the back yard.

Schedule your time. People always ask, 'How do you do it all?' I'm like a walking calendar. I literally make my snacks on a Sunday if I'm traveling on a Tuesday, and I'll pack them before I leave.

If I'm going on vacation, I just work ahead.

I like order, structure, and accomplishing goals.

I'm a mom. I work. I have a house to clean, things to organize. We all have certain similar needs, and I address them.

Every great summer party starts with a list. Throwing something together chaotically ends up being more work than taking 15 minutes to make a plan first.

Probably the biggest problem I had was I didn't understand the importance of scheduling.

Compile your to-do list for tomorrow no later than this evening.

But playing your music as loud as you want and coming home drunk aren't real life. Real life, it turns out, is diapers and lawnmowers, decks that need painting, a wife that needs to be listened to, kids that need to be taught right from wrong, a checkbook, an oil change, a sunset behind a mountain, laughter at a kitchen table, too much wine, a chipped tooth, and a screaming child.

I have to take care of the house, and the dogs, and the Macondo Board meetings, all those e-mails, the letters that are going to fans. And you've got to pay bills. These things eat up your time. You have to prepare and pack to go on that trip. Then when you come back you have to file all that stuff, answer all that mail, and that's not even washing the clothes or any of that. So it takes as many days as I've been away to come back to normal and to get quiet.

Never begin the day until it is finished on paper.

To-Do lists help us break life into small steps.

It is folly to put the plough in front of the oxen.

That's silly talk... Talk to my wife. She'll tell me I need to learn to just put my socks on the hamper.

I learned how to order my thoughts, and most important, learned how to develop a plan. I discovered the power of a plan. If you can plan it out, and it seems logical to you, you can do it. And that was the secret to success.

Don't start your day until you have it finished on paper first.

The only thing that relieves pressure is preparation.

The more you prepare beforehand, the more relaxed and creative and effective you’ll be when it counts.

The magic to a great meeting is all of the work that's done beforehand.

I keep a journal/day planner, which really helps me stay organized and focused.

Then there's the joy of getting your desk clean, and knowing that all your letters are answered, and you can see the wood on it again.

It's strange, people have asked me what my schedule is and what is my process like, and I can't even answer it.