Samuel Alito Professions : Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United StatesBorn : April 1, 1950 Browse All Authors Top 62 quotes by Samuel Alito I have been shaped by the experiences of the people who are closest to me, by the things I've learned from [my wife] Martha, by my hopes and my concerns for my children, Philip and Laura, by the experiences of members of my family, who are getting older, by my sister's experiences as a trial lawyer in a profession that has traditionally been dominated by men. Samuel Alito menchildrenpeople My father was brought to this country as an infant. He lost his mother as a teenager. He grew up in poverty.Although he graduated at the top of his high school class, he had no money for college. And he was set to work in a factory but, at the last minute, a kind person in the Trenton area arranged for him to receive a $50 scholarship and that was enough in those days for him to pay the tuition at a local college and buy one used suit. And that made the difference between his working in a factory and going to college. Samuel Alito teenagermothercountry When I had my confirmation hearing for the Court of Appeals, [my son] Philip was 3 years old. And when I was called up to the chair he took it upon himself to run up and sit next to me in case any hard questions came up. Samuel Alito runningyearsson Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has been a pioneer, and her dedicated service on the Supreme Court will never be forgotten. And the people of the country certainly owe her a great debt for the service that she has provided. Samuel Alito justicecountrypeople After law school, I had the opportunity to clerk for a tremendous judge, Leonard I. Garth, on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, the court to which I was appointed in 1990. Samuel Alito lawopportunityschool Under the president's spying program, there are no checks and balances. There is no outside review of the legality of this brazen infringement on the civil rights and liberties of the American people. Undeterred by the public outcry, the president [George Bush] vows to continue spying on American citizens. Samuel Alito balancerightspeople I know that some poor immigrants from that era had unrealistic expectations and were disappointed, but I don't think my grandparents were disappointed at all, even though they experienced some very hard times during the Great Depression. Samuel Alito grandparenthard-timesthinking I am especially indebted to a 10th grade English teacher who encouraged me to read great works of literature. Samuel Alito great-workliteratureteacher I learned that hard work and self-discipline can overcome many obstacles. Samuel Alito disciplinehard-workself 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. Samuel Alito nextjudgingmind If I'm confirmed I'll be myself. Samuel Alito ifs Part of me wanted to get a graduate degree in political science. Had I done that, I suppose I would have become a college professor. Samuel Alito degreespoliticalcollege 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. Samuel Alito creditparentstories 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. Samuel Alito collegeschoolthinking I had the good fortune to begin my legal career as a law clerk for a judge who really epitomized open-mindedness and fairness. He read the record in detail in every single case that came before me; he insisted on scrupulously following precedents. Samuel Alito careersjudginglaw I am deeply honored to have been nominated for a position on the Supreme Court. And I an humbled to have been nominated for the seat that is now held by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Samuel Alito sandra-day-o-connorcourtjustice A corporation is simply a form of organization used by human beings to achieve desired ends... Protecting the free-exercise rights of corporations like Hobby Lobby, Conestoga, and Mardel protects the religious liberty of the humans who own and control those companies. Samuel Alito religiousexercisereality I would be very uncomfortable trying to decide whether, as a matter of Virginia law, anybody other than the attorney general can ever represent the Commonwealth. Samuel Alito politics We take our ethical responsibilities very seriously. Samuel Alito politics What the president regrets is that Senate Democrats didn't focus more on making an effective public case about those substantive objections, instead, some Democrats engaged in a process of throwing sand in the gears of the confirmation process. And that's an approach that the president regrets. 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