Quotes by Samuel Alito

Samuel Alito

A generation earlier, I think that somebody from my background probably would not have felt fully comfortable at a college like Princeton. But, by the time I graduated from high school, things had changed.

College

School

Thinking

All of my grandparents came to the United States from Italy during the early years of the 20th century. I believe that my grandparents came here to take advantage of the opportunities furnished by a growing country with an open society.

Believe

Country

Opportunity

Good judges are always open to the possibility of changing their minds based on the next brief that they read, or the next argument that’s made by an attorney who’s appearing before them, or a comment that is made by a colleague during the conference on the case when the judges privately discuss the case.

Judging

Mind

Good judges develop certain habits of mind. One of those habits of mind is the habit of delaying reaching conclusions until everything has been considered.

Habit

Judging

Mind

I am especially indebted to a 10th grade English teacher who encouraged me to read great works of literature.

Great Work

Literature

Teacher

I am particularly proud of my contributions in recent cases in which the government has argued in the Supreme Court that racial and ethnic quotas should not be allowed and that the Constitution does not protect a right to an abortion.

Abortion

Doe

Government

I have been a judge for 15 years and I’ve made up my own mind during all that time.

Judging

Mind

Years

I have been committed to carrying out my duties… in accordance with both the letter and spirit of all applicable rules of ethics and canons of conduct.

Feet

Letters

Spirit

I know from my own experience as a parent that parents probably teach most powerfully not through their words but through their deeds. And my parents taught me through the stories of their lives. And I don’t take any credit for the things that they did or the things that they experienced, but they made a great impression on me.

Credit

Parent

Stories

I learned that hard work and self-discipline can overcome many obstacles.

Discipline

Hard Work

Self

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Country

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Important

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Judging

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Quotes by Samuel Alito

Samuel Alito

A generation earlier, I think that somebody from my background probably would not have felt fully comfortable at a college like Princeton. But, by the time I graduated from high school, things had changed.

All of my grandparents came to the United States from Italy during the early years of the 20th century. I believe that my grandparents came here to take advantage of the opportunities furnished by a growing country with an open society.

Good judges develop certain habits of mind. One of those habits of mind is the habit of delaying reaching conclusions until everything has been considered.

I am especially indebted to a 10th grade English teacher who encouraged me to read great works of literature.

I am particularly proud of my contributions in recent cases in which the government has argued in the Supreme Court that racial and ethnic quotas should not be allowed and that the Constitution does not protect a right to an abortion.

I have been a judge for 15 years and I’ve made up my own mind during all that time.

I have been committed to carrying out my duties… in accordance with both the letter and spirit of all applicable rules of ethics and canons of conduct.

I learned that hard work and self-discipline can overcome many obstacles.

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