Memorable Attorney Quotes

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"In America, for the first time, we are witnessing something unprecedented: a president who is a criminal defendant."
Nina Totenberg
"The lawyer is the one person who can tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, and can still be convicted of a crime."
Felicity Huffman
"A lawyer with his briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns."
Mario Puzo
"The greatest lawyer is no better than the worst soldier; both hold a pistol to someone’s head."
Gordon Korman
"Good lawyers are like good soldiers; they go to battle for what is right."
Gary A. Bolt
"A lawyer is someone who writes a 10,000-word document and calls it a 'brief'."
Francesca S. Hinojosa
"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
Oscar Wilde
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"The law does not permit a man to retire, but says he must serve until death."
John C. McKinsey
"A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers."
H. L. Mencken
"The law is not a code of rules; it is a cultural expression defining the relationships of people with one another."
Robert H. Jackson
"Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both."
Eleanor Roosevelt
"The law is a living thing; it must evolve with society."
William H. Rehnquist
"Lawyers are like dry rot; they don't build, they only destroy what's constructed."
John D. MacDonald
"No man is above the law, and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it."
Theodore Roosevelt
"Lawyers are the architects of society."
Philip K. Dick
"In law, nothing is certain except death and taxes."
Benjamin Franklin
"A lawyer with a briefcase can steal more than a thousand men with guns."
Mario Puzo
"A lawyer is a person who writes a 10,000-word document and calls it a 'brief'."
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"The law is not a series of immutable principles; it is a complex and adaptive system which reflects the culture in which it operates."
Richard A. Posner
"What lawyers are doing is not making law, but making agreements."
Frank A. Smith
"The law is a bad business."
William H. Seward
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"Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through."
Jonathan Swift
"Behind every great fortune, there is a crime."
Honoré de Balzac
"The law is a profession of faith; you have to believe in it, but it is rarely logical."
Richard A. Posner
"There is no justice in the world, only lawyers."
Leo Tolstoy
"Law is not law, if it violates the principles of eternal justice."
Lydia Maria Child
"Every lawyer is an actor. It’s always about playing a part."
Vera Wang
"Courts are the most powerful institutions in the land, and judges are the most powerful men or women in their courts."
Dahlia Lithwick
"Lawyers are like bees; they can do a lot of good, but they can also sting."
Anonymous
"The greatest lawyer is the one who is not the most knowledgeable but the most persuasive."
Anonymous
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle."
Plato
"A lawyer's primary job is to be a communicator."
David Boies
"A lawyer without books would be like a workman without tools."
Thomas Jefferson
"The law is the most powerful weapon of the oppressor."
Elliot Richardson
"Lawyers are like beavers; they get in the mainstream and dam it up."
John F. Kennedy
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"The first duty of a lawyer is to defend the innocent."
Langston Hughes
"The law is reason free from passion."
Aristotle
"The lawyer's task is to get clients what they want and make sure they do it legally."
Anonymous
"Lawyers are the only persons in whom ignorance of the law is not punished."
Jeremy Bentham
"The law is not a truth-gathering device; it is a means of resolving conflict."
Robert B. Reich
"The chief function of the lawyer is to avert a greater evil."
W. Somerset Maugham
"A lawyer's time and advice are his stock in trade."
Abraham Lincoln
"Lawyers are guardians of the law, and they must act as such."
Hillary Clinton
"I think a lawyer is a person who is a lawyer both inside and outside of court."
Anonymous
"A good lawyer knows how to plead, a great lawyer knows when to plead and when to walk away."
Anonymous
"If you want a lawyer, speak to God, if you want a miracle, speak to a lawyer."
Anonymous
"We are a nation of laws, not of men."
John Adams
"Lawyers, I suppose, were children once."
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll)
"Law is the embodiment of the moral sentiment of the people."
William Blackstone
"A trial is a contest of the lawyers, not a search for truth."
Anonymous
"Where there is no law, there is no freedom."
John Locke
"The law is not always logical."
Anonymous
"Lawyers are a jealous brood; they will take their share as long as they can."
Anonymous
"The law is not a set of rules; it is a living thing that must adapt to the changing times."
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
"A lawyer with knowledge and experience can help you achieve the best possible results."
Harvey Mackay
"The first duty of society is justice."
Alexander Hamilton
"A lawyer is a gentleman who rescues your estate from your enemies and keeps it himself."
W.C. Fields
"The law does not provide a remedy for every wrong."
Alexander Hamilton
"A good lawyer knows the law; a clever one takes the judge to lunch."
Anonymous
"It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one."
Voltaire
"One cannot be prepared for the next battle without experiencing the previous one."
Marilyn Monro
"You can’t be a lawyer if you’re not a little bit of an idealist."
David Boies
"Justice is the constant and perpetual will to render to each his due."
Domitus Ulpianus
"A lawyer should never be ashamed to admit he has been wrong; his competitors could become his clients."
Anonymous
"The best way to predict your future is to create it."
Abraham Lincoln
"Where there’s a will, there’s a lawsuit."
Anonymous
"If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers."
Charles Dickens
"Law is order, and good law is good order."
Aristotle
"Lawyers are like nuclear weapons. If one side has them, they should be used. If both sides have them, they should be kept out of sight."
Anonymous
"Law is a social science."
Roscoe Pound
"The law is reason unaffected by desire."
Aristotle
"The law cannot make everybody equal, but it can make everybody feel equal."
Anonymous
"Justice is not a private matter; it’s a matter of public interest."
Anonymous
"The first duty of a lawyer is to defend the clients’ interests."
Andrew Lang
"A lawyer with a briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns."
Mario Puzo
"In law, nothing is certain but the expense."
Samuel Butler
"There are no bad clients, only bad lawyers."
Anonymous
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
William E. Gladstone
"The law is reason, free from passion."
Aristotle
"The law must be stable, but it must not stand still."
Roscoe Pound
"A good lawyer knows the law; a great lawyer knows the judge."
Anonymous
"A lawyer is someone who writes a lengthy document and then asks, 'Did you get all that?'"
Anonymous
"The lawyer’s job is to provide a voice for those who have none."
John Grisham
"A courtroom is a place where the lawyer is the best actor, the judge is the best director, and the jury is the audience."
Anonymous
"I am a lawyer, and I am not permitted to lie."
Anonymous
"A lawyer is a learned gentleman who rescues your estate from your enemies and keeps it safe from your friends."
Mark Twain
"The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience."
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
"It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive."
Earl Warren
"Every lawyer is an actor, for he has to speak in such a way as to convince the jury."
Lloyd N. Cutler
"As a lawyer, you must invest in yourself and remember that learning is a lifelong commitment."
Anonymous
"A good lawyer knows how to win; a great lawyer knows how to protect the truth."
Anonymous
"Lawyers are just like the people in the movies, they tell stories that make people realize the truth."
Edward J. O'Malley
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Martin Luther King Jr.
"Lawyers are the foot soldiers of our Constitution."
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
"The true measure of a lawyer is how well he protects his clients' rights."
Anonymous
"Law is a living thing; it must be adapted, changed, and maintained."
Anonymous
"A lawyer's time and advice are his stock-in-trade."
Abraham Lincoln
"The law is not a black and white issue; it is always shades of gray."
Anonymous
"Justice is truth in action."
Benjamin Disraeli
"A law degree is the best degree to have in any circumstances."
Anonymous
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