There are so many people who have this idea of who I am because I’m black. Clarence Thomas Read Quote
My job is to write opinions. I decide cases and write opinions. It is not to respond to idiocy and critics who make statements that are unfounded. That doesn’t mean that people shouldn’t have constructive criticisms, but it should be constructive. Clarence Thomas Read Quote
I was never a liberal. I was radical. I was cynical. I was negative. But, I was never a liberal. I always saw that as too lukewarm for me. Clarence Thomas Read Quote
I grew up in a religious environment, and I’m proud of it. I was going to be a priest; I’m proud of it. And I thank God I believe in God, or I would probably be enormously angry right now. Clarence Thomas Read Quote
I hear people say it affected your self-esteem to be segregated. It never affected mine. Clarence Thomas Read Quote
My grandfather, as I said, was industrious. He’d had a variety of jobs and decided sometime in the 1940s that he would never work for anyone. He was also a very independent man. Clarence Thomas Read Quote
It would seem that some black people want to say that when you, as a black, become successful, you cease to be black. That’s ridiculous. Clarence Thomas Read Quote
I’ve probably given more speeches, been on TV more than any other member of the Court – or almost any other member of the Court. Clarence Thomas Read Quote
