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- Nov 07, 2020
Lawyer Quotes
On practicing law, and what makes a lawyer worth trusting.
These quotes take the profession seriously — a call for justice to be delivered quickly and affordably in every case, and an observation that courtroom and medical dramas fascinate audiences because they show ordinary people under real pressure. See Jokes for a lighter companion.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Fighting
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- Nov 07, 2020
Troops fighting for their lives should not have to ask a lawyer sitting in air conditioning 500 miles away for permission to drop a bomb.
- Protect
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- Nov 07, 2020
As the state's top lawyer, I am empowered to protect nonprofit donors from fraudulent solicitations and charitable assets from misuse.
- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't want to do a lawyer. I didn't want to do forensics. I didn't want to work in an ER.
- Framing
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- Nov 07, 2020
After 25-plus years as a lawyer, prosecutor, and defense attorney, I have developed a deep appreciation for both the wisdom of the law and the role that jurists play in framing the rights and responsibilities that define our society.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every trial lawyer knows what it is like to sit patiently while the other side puts on its case. Inevitably they make a few points that appeal to the jury, and waiting for the opportunity to respond can be painful. The desire to jump up immediately - to point out the flaws in logic or the factual distortions - is often overpowering.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I became a lawyer, no one asked me if I had spent some time in special ed. All they wanted was a good lawyer.
- I Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a lawyer, I practiced for many years, and so I believe in the Fifth Amendment.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
They don't need a lawyer, they need a toastmaster.
- Office
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- Nov 07, 2020
Working as a Foreign Office lawyer in 2003, I was less worried by the quibbling over U.N. resolutions on Iraq than the coalition's capacity to effect positive change.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I told my parents I was going to be a doctor and then a lawyer, but I never believed it and never tried.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was always curious about the anxiety a person would feel when you open your mouth and you have an accent. You could have a Ph.D. or be a lawyer, but as soon as you say something, you may be diminished in the eyes of someone else.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know a lawyer who'd love to retire and be an assistant coach. I mean, it's fun.
- Nov 07, 2020
Being a lawyer in New York sucks because you're working eighty, sometimes a hundred hours a week.
- Next
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- Nov 07, 2020
One minute I was a clapped-out, two-guinea, legal-aid lawyer, and the next minute I was in parliament.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020