Quotes by Lawyers

A man should live with his superiors as he does with his fire: not too near, lest he burn; nor too far off, lest he freeze. Albert Pike
Man Fire Live Too He Freeze Does His Nor Off Burn Far Should Lest Near
A war for a great principle ennobles a nation. Albert Pike
Politics War Great Nation Great Principle Principle
Philosophy is a kind of journey, ever learning yet never arriving at the ideal perfection of truth. Albert Pike
Truth Journey Learning Philosophy Kind Never Perfection Ideal Arriving Ever
My life has never been a part of a big plan. It's more of an unfolding adventure. Asa Hutchinson
Life My Life Big More Never Part Adventure Been Unfolding Plan
I began wearing hats as a young lawyer because it helped me to establish my professional identity. Before that, whenever I was at a meeting, someone would ask me to get coffee. Bella Abzug
Me Coffee Lawyer Before Young Meeting Would Wearing Hats Someone Identity Because Began Get Establish Whenever Ask Helped Professional
I think it's a very firm part of human nature that if you surround yourself with like-minded people, you'll end up thinking more extreme versions of what you thought before. Cass Sunstein
Nature You Yourself People Surround Yourself Thought Before Human Nature Think Thinking Extreme More Part Firm Versions Surround End Up Very Human
Yes, people need food and education. But one of the cornerstones of any society is a well-functioning legal system. Cherie Blair
Education Food Legal People Society System Yes Legal System Any Need
I chose to go to law school because I thought that someday, somehow I'd make a difference. Christopher Darden
Law School Thought Law School Someday Somehow Make Make A Difference Because Go Difference Chose
I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure - that is all that agnosticism means. Clarence Darrow
Men Consider Pretend Compliment Rather Know Sure Insult Where Means Ignorant Agnostic Agnosticism Many
The trouble with law is lawyers. Clarence Darrow
Legal Law Trouble Lawyers
To think is to differ. Clarence Darrow
Think Differ
Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt. Clarence Darrow
Doubt Think Tragedy Just Children Teaching
A good deal of tyranny goes by the name of protection. Crystal Eastman
Good Protection Tyranny Name Deal Goes Good Deal
The very purpose of the Bill of Rights and the Constitution is to protect minority rights against majority voters. Every court decision that strikes down discriminatory legislation, including past Supreme Court decisions, affirming the fundamental rights to marry the person you love, overrules a majority decision. David Boies
Love You Constitution Rights Decision Minority Past Down Every Strikes Marry Purpose Voters Protect Majority Supreme Supreme Court Court Court Decision Very Affirming Discriminatory Person Legislation Against Decisions Bill Bill Of Rights Including Fundamental Fundamental Rights
I think one thing that does cause unhappiness is protracted anxiety and worry. Derek Bok
Anxiety Cause Think Worry One Thing Does Protracted Unhappiness Thing
The popular tendency is to listen approvingly to the most extreme statements and claims of politicians and orators who seek popularity by declaring their own country right in everything and other countries wrong in everything. Elihu Root
Country Own Orator Politicians Other Other Countries Everything Extreme Statements Claims Seek Tendency Wrong Countries Most Listen Declaring Who Popular Popularity Right
Some say that I should settle down, go slower and not push so hard, so quickly for such transformational change. To them, I say that you misunderstand the size of the problems we face, the strength of the status quo and the urgency of the people's desire for change. Eliot Spitzer
Strength You Change People Problems Face Down Settle Say Status Status Quo Slower Some Push Misunderstand Go Quickly Size Quo Them Urgency Should Hard Desire
You recognize a survivor when you see one. You recognize a fighter when you see one. Elizabeth Edwards
You Fighter Recognize See Survivor
You all know that I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces - my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of resilience and hope. These graces have carried me through difficult times and they have brought more joy to the good times than I ever could have imagined. Elizabeth Edwards
Life Hope Faith Good Family Me You Joy Three My Life Power Difficult Saving Carried Brought More Could Through Throughout Good Times Know Been Friends Times Than Graces Sustained Ever Resilience Difficult Times Imagined
It takes a lot of work to put together a marriage, to put together a family and a home. Elizabeth Edwards
Work Home Family Together Marriage Put Takes Lot
When freedom of the press is threatened, the United States should be leading efforts to protect it. Elliott Abrams
Freedom States Press Threatened Leading Protect Efforts Should United United States
The notion that public service requires men and women of good character now seems quaint. Elliott Abrams
Service Good Character Women Men Men And Women Seems Quaint Public Requires Notion Good Character Public Service Now
Greed probably figures in my intellectual life as well, as I attempt to absorb a massive amount of information with consequent mental indigestion. Etty Hillesum
Life Greed Mental Indigestion Attempt Absorb Massive Well Intellectual Intellectual Life Information Figures Amount Consequent
They were afraid, never having learned what I taught myself: Defeat the fear of death and welcome the death of fear. G. Gordon Liddy
Death Myself History Welcome Fear Defeat Having Never Learned Were Taught Afraid
He behaved like an ostrich and put his head in the sand, thereby exposing his thinking parts. George Carman
Thinking He Put Head Like Parts His Behaved Sand Thereby Exposing Ostrich
There are endless new variations on how to hurt a woman physically, emotionally, financially, and socially. Gloria Allred
Woman Hurt Financially Variations Physically Emotionally New How Endless Socially
Load more quotes
About
Site pages
Top Quotes
Authors
Today's birthdays
Copyright © Quotesia 2025