339 private quotes tagged legal

“Judges are the weakest link in our system of justice, and they are also the most protected.” — Alan Dershowitz

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“I'm trusting in the Lord and a good lawyer.” — Oliver North

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“Where there is a will there is a lawsuit.” — Addison Mizner

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“Lawyers spend a great deal of their time shoveling smoke.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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“I have a different approach. I don't file lawsuits because I really don't care.” — Nicole Kidman

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“Misery is the company of lawsuits.” — Francois Rabelais

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“People do not win people fights. Lawyers do.” — Norman Ralph Augustine

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“Frivolous lawsuits are booming in this county. The U.S. has more costs of litigation per person than any other industrialized nation in the world, and it is crippling our economy.” — Jack Kingston

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“I propose that the government should get out of the business of marrying people and, instead, only give legal status to civil unions.” — Tony Campolo

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“Ignorance of the law excuses no man from practicing it.” — Addison Mizner

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“I would say that IQ is the strongest predictor of which field you can get into and hold a job in, whether you can be an accountant, lawyer or nurse, for example.” — Daniel Goleman

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“We are led by lawyers who do not understand either technology or balance sheets.” — Thomas Friedman

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“Cagey trial lawyers have figured out there's a pretty good likelihood their case - no matter what its merit - will literally get its day in court because of favorable judges.” — Dennis Hastert

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“It costs a lot to sue a magazine, and it's too bad that we don't have a system where the losing team has to pay the winning team's lawyers.” — Carol Burnett

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“I used to want to be a lawyer, but I didn't want to have half my brain sucked out.” — Max Walker

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“Lawyers are the first refuge of the incompetent.” — Aaron Allston

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“When I was 27 years old, I organized legal aid clinics to help low-income seniors. It was a life-altering experience.” — Ron Wyden

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“I have been surrounded by some of the smartest, brightest, most caring lawyers, by agents who are willing to risk their lives for others, by support staff that are willing to work as hard as they can.” — Janet Reno

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“I'm overly excited to finally announce this amazing global partnership deal back home with EMI Music. I know I have mentioned doing music in the past but for legal reasons I was not in a position to release any new music.” — Melanie Brown

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“I come from a profession which has suffered greatly because of the lack of civility. Lawyers treat each other poorly and it has come home to haunt them. The public will not tolerate a lack of civility.” — James E. Rogers

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“I would often find myself, at the age of 21, at midnight, running down a dark street on my own with 10 men chasing me. And the fact they had cameras in their hands made that legal.” — Sienna Miller

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“One of the things I was taught in law school is that I'd never be able to think the same again - that being a lawyer is something that's part of who I am as an individual now.” — Anita Hill

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“Lawsuits should not be used to destroy a viable and independent distribution system. The solution lies in the marketplace and not the courtroom.” — Don Henley

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“Unfortunately, what many people forget is that judges are just lawyers in robes.” — Tammy Bruce

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“I think a child should be allowed to take his father's or mother's name at will on coming of age. Paternity is a legal fiction.” — James Joyce

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