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Clarence Thomas quotes: I tend to really be partial to Ayn Rand, and to The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.

I tend to really be partial to Ayn Rand, and to The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.

Clarence Thomas quotes: 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.

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 quotes: I have to admit that I'm one of those people that thinks the dishwasher is a miracle.

I have to admit that I'm one of those people that thinks the dishwasher is a miracle.

Clarence Thomas quotes: You didn't think of angels as white or black. They were angels.

You didn't think of angels as white or black. They were angels.

Clarence Thomas quotes: A judge should be evaluated by whether he faithfully upholds his oath to God, not to the people, to the state or to the Constitution.

A judge should be evaluated by whether he faithfully upholds his oath to God, not to the people, to the state or to the Constitution.

Clarence Thomas quotes: I grew up in a religious environment, and I'm proud of it.

I grew up in a religious environment, and I'm proud of it.

Clarence Thomas quotes: There are so many people who have this idea of who I am because I'm black.

There are so many people who have this idea of who I am because I'm black.

Clarence Thomas quotes: And I thank God I believe in God, or I would probably be enormously angry right now.

And I thank God I believe in God, or I would probably be enormously angry right now.

Clarence Thomas quotes: 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.

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 quotes: I was sympathetic to virtually all groups that wanted to get away from the old system.

I was sympathetic to virtually all groups that wanted to get away from the old system.

Clarence Thomas quotes: The myths that are created about the South, about the way we grew up, about black people, are wrong.

The myths that are created about the South, about the way we grew up, about black people, are wrong.

Clarence Thomas quotes: It really bugs me that someone will tell me, after I spent 20 years being educated, how I'm supposed to think.

It really bugs me that someone will tell me, after I spent 20 years being educated, how I'm supposed to think.

Clarence Thomas quotes: So many of our conversations (about affirmative action) have been dishonest

So many of our conversations (about affirmative action) have been dishonest

Clarence Thomas quotes: My grandfather could barely read. My grandmother had a sixth-grade education. They were people who were industrious. They were frugal.

My grandfather could barely read. My grandmother had a sixth-grade education. They were people who were industrious. They were frugal.

Clarence Thomas quotes: The White House said today that Judge Clarence Thomas, President Bush's Supreme Court nominee, had smoked marijuana while in college.

The White House said today that Judge Clarence Thomas, President Bush's Supreme Court nominee, had smoked marijuana while in college.

Clarence Thomas quotes: My grandparents had died in 1983, and suddenly my brother is out jogging before Mass, and he dies.

My grandparents had died in 1983, and suddenly my brother is out jogging before Mass, and he dies.

Clarence Thomas quotes: The thing that bothered me when I was in college was that I saw myself rejecting the way of life that got me to where I was.

The thing that bothered me when I was in college was that I saw myself rejecting the way of life that got me to where I was.

Clarence Thomas quotes: I'm not an Uncle Tom ... I'm going to be here for 40 years. For those who don't like it, get over it.

I'm not an Uncle Tom ... I'm going to be here for 40 years. For those who don't like it, get over it.

Clarence Thomas quotes: Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.

Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.

Clarence Thomas quotes: The only people who have quick answers don't have the responsibility of making the decisions.

The only people who have quick answers don't have the responsibility of making the decisions.

Clarence Thomas quotes: It takes a person with a mission to succeed.

It takes a person with a mission to succeed.

Clarence Thomas quotes: I went into the seminary when I was 16.

I went into the seminary when I was 16.

Clarence Thomas quotes: If I were a black liberal, I would be hailed, I guess. But I'm not. I mean, I think for myself. I want to make my own decisions.

If I were a black liberal, I would be hailed, I guess. But I'm not. I mean, I think for myself. I want to make my own decisions.

Clarence Thomas quotes: We've talked more about civil rights after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 than we talked about it before 1964.

We've talked more about civil rights after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 than we talked about it before 1964.

Clarence Thomas quotes: To define each of us by our race is nothing short of a denial of our humanity.

To define each of us by our race is nothing short of a denial of our humanity.

Clarence Thomas quotes: I certainly have some very strong libertarian leanings, yes.

I certainly have some very strong libertarian leanings, yes.

Clarence Thomas quotes: I'd been very partial to Malcolm X, particularly his self-help teachings.

I'd been very partial to Malcolm X, particularly his self-help teachings.

Clarence Thomas quotes: I was Catholic. You talk about a minority within a minority within a minority: a black Catholic in Savannah, GA.

I was Catholic. You talk about a minority within a minority within a minority: a black Catholic in Savannah, GA.

Clarence Thomas quotes: I hear people say it affected your self-esteem to be segregated. It never affected mine.

I hear people say it affected your self-esteem to be segregated. It never affected mine.

Clarence Thomas quotes: People get bent out of shape about the fact that when I was a kid, you could not drink out of certain water fountains. Well, the water was the same.

People get bent out of shape about the fact that when I was a kid, you could not drink out of certain water fountains. Well, the water was the same.

Clarence Thomas quotes: 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.

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 quotes: I disagree with the prevailing point of view of some black leaders that special treatment for blacks is acceptable.

I disagree with the prevailing point of view of some black leaders that special treatment for blacks is acceptable.

Clarence Thomas quotes: I do think that our freedoms are at risk.

I do think that our freedoms are at risk.

Clarence Thomas quotes: I don't believe in quotas. America was founded on a philosophy of individual rights, not group rights.

I don't believe in quotas. America was founded on a philosophy of individual rights, not group rights.