Clarence Thomas Quotes

Had [Clarence] Thomas been white, he never would have been nominated. The only reason he’s on the court is because he’s black.

Not one of the Senators who voted to confirm Clarence Thomas would hire him as their lawyer.

I wanted to be a cartoonist, and then I wanted to go into film - not as an actor, but as a writer-director - and then I found myself during film school at the University of Southern California listening to the Clarence Thomas hearings in class on my Walkman, and I realized L.A. was not really for me.

One of the things that drives me batty is people who think they're court watchers, who say, "Oh, Clarence Thomas. You know, his clerks do all the work for him. You know, he doesn't deserve to be there, and has never done anything."

I have no personal vendetta against Clarence Thomas. I seek only to provide the committee with information which it may regard as relevant.

I've asked Justice Clarence Thomas to administer the Oath of Office, which I'm incredibly honored that he accepted as he's in his 25th year on the Supreme Court and has developed an extraordinary judicial record.

While Roberts wanted to give the impression he respected the right to privacy and the precedent of Roe vs. Wade, his answers look dangerously similar to the responses (Associate Justice) Clarence Thomas gave senators during his confirmation hearings 14 years ago.

Anita Hill thanklessly put herself and her career as a law professor on the line more than 25 years ago to publicly name Clarence Thomas for sexually harassing her at work.

Republicans are just rich, old, white people - that's all they are. You ever see the Republican National Convention? All white people - six black people: paid actors. James Earl Jones in his most difficult, challenging role! Tune in and attempt to watch him look pleased during a George Bush speech. And Clarence Thomas - as himself.

... the outcome of the Clarence Thomas hearings and his subsequent appointment to the Supreme Court shows how misguided, narrow notions of racial solidarity that suppress dissent and critique can lead black folks to support individuals who will not protect their rights.

If a liberal were to attack Justice Clarence Thomas on the grounds that he's black, we would all go crazy.

It is Gloria Steinem’s worst nightmare. Clarence Thomas really did pick the next President of the United States.

When I wrote the Anita Hill book I believed everything I wrote was accurate.

I probably would have voted against Justice Thomas, and, and, and I've been disappointed by what Justice Roberts has done.

In July of 1983, I left Washington, DC area and have had minimal contact with Judge Clarence Thomas since.

The Negro seat on the Supreme Court once held by Thurgood Marshall has been bleached white by the appointment of Clarence Thomas

I grew up in a two-parent household. We all played sports, all sports, which cost a lot of money. My pops was an attorney; he went to College of the Holy Cross with Clarence Thomas. My mom worked a bit, then gradually came home and took care of us full time.

Clarence Thomas is a … man who stands with the strong against the weak.

Nothing really happened - I was elected in '86 - until 1992, and that's when the Anita Hill debacle happened.