“A lawyer with a briefcase can steal more than a thousand men with guns.”
Mario Puzo
“You win some and you lose some, but you get paid for all of them.” —Anonymous
“I don't think you can make a lawyer honest by an act of legislature. You've got to work on his conscience. And his lack of conscience is what makes him a lawyer.” —Will Rogers
“The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and angle of contingency, and qualifies all his qualifications, but who throws himself on your part so heartily, that he can get you out of a scrape.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
“You cannot live without the lawyers, and certainly you cannot die without them.” —Joseph H. Choate
“A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers.” —H. L. Mencken
“To me, a lawyer is basically the person that knows the rules of the country. We're all throwing the dice, playing the game, moving our pieces around the board, but if there is a problem the lawyer is the only person who has read the inside of the top of the box.” —Jerry Seinfeld
“In America, an acquittal doesn't mean you're innocent, it means you beat the rap. My clients lose even when they win.” —F. Lee Bailey
“Law students are trained in the case method, and to the lawyer everything in life looks like a case.” —Edward Packard, Jr.
“I busted a mirror and got seven years bad luck, but my lawyer thinks he can get me five.” —Stephen Wright
“The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers.” —William Shakespeare King Henry VI Part 2.
“Lawyers are just like physicians: what one says, the other contradicts.” —Sholom Aleichem
“A lawyer is a person who writes a 10,000-word document and calls it a "brief." —Franz Kafka
“The minute you read something that you can't understand, you can almost be sure that it was drawn up by a lawyer.” —Will Rogers
“A Lawyer will do anything to win a case, sometimes he will even tell the truth.”
Patrick Murray
"I don't like lawyers, nannie." "No one likes lawyers, little boy." —J. P. Donleavy
“Lawyers are the only persons in whom ignorance of the law is not punished.” —Jeremy Bentham
“In the Halls of Justice the only justice is in the halls.” —Lenny Bruce
“I feel like I wanna cut class today.” “Why, is it Law?” —Fehl Dungo
“He who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client.” —Proverb
“Only lawyers and painters can turn white to black.” —Japanese Proverb
"If there were no bad people there would be no good lawyers.” —Charles Dickens
“When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.” —Cicero
“In England, justice is open to all—like the Ritz Hotel.” —Sir James Mathew
“You are remembered for the rules you break.”—Douglas MacArthur
“Don't misinform your Doctor nor your Lawyer.” —Benjamin Franklin
“The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.” —Henry David Thoreau
“A lawyer without books would be like a workman without tools.” —Thomas Jefferson
“The power of the lawyer is in the uncertainty of the law.” —Jeremy Bentham
“A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect.” —Sir Walter Scott
Days are expensive. When you spend a day you have one less day to spend. So make sure you spend each one wisely. – Jim Rohn
When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal. – Napoleon Hill
You must keep your mind on the objective, not on the obstacle. – William Randolph Hearst
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. – Chinese proverb
Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune. – Jim Rohn
Rarely have I seen a situation where doing less than the other guy is a good strategy. – Jimmy Spithill
Do not wait: the time will never be 'just right'. Start where you stand, and work whatever tools you may have at your command and better tools will be found as you go along. ? Napoleon Hill
Don’t join an easy crowd; you won’t grow. Go where the expectations and the demands to perform are high. – Jim Rohn
What's money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do. – Bob Dylan
Set your mind on a definite goal and observe how quickly the world stands aside to let you pass. ? Napoleon Hill
The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it. – Chinese proverb
Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs. – Farrah Gray
If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten. – Tony Robbins
Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day. – Jim Rohn
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. – Beverly Sills
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you don’t value your time, neither will others. Stop giving away your time and talents. Value what you know and start charging for it. – Kim Garst
Motivation alone is not enough. If you have an idiot and you motivate him, now you have a motivated idiot. – Jim Rohn
People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves, they have the first secret of success. – Norman Vincent Peale
Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning; they are an incentive to keep you going all day. Goals tend to tap the deeper resources and draw the best out of life. – Harvey Mackay