Ellen DeGeneres
Comedian, Television Host
"Do things that make you happy within the confines of the legal system."
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John Stuart Mill
Philosopher, Political Economist
"The object of universities is not to make skillful lawyers, physicians or engineers. It is to make capable and cultivated human beings"
Franklin Pierce
Politician
"In a body [like Congress] where there are more than one hundred talking lawyers, you can make no calculation upon the termination of any debate."
Anthony Kennedy
Judge
"The Constitution doesn't belong to a bunch of judges and lawyers. It belongs to you."
Oliver North
Military Officer, Political Commentator
"I'm trusting in the Lord and a good lawyer."
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"Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can."
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"I wish the country had fewer lawyers and more engineers."
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"A lawyer is a person who writes a 10,000-word document and calls it a "brief.""
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"If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones."
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"If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted?"
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"If I wanted to know what a certain future would feel like to me, I would find someone who is already living that future. If I wonder what it's like to become a lawyer or marry a busy executive or eat at a particular restaurant, my best bet is to find people who have actually done these things and see how happy they are."
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"If I was a lawyer, I'd be my own best client."
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"A Lawyer will do anything to win a case, sometimes he will even tell the truth."
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"Why in the world would you have it interpreted by nine lawyers?"
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"Lawyers are men whom we hire to protect us from lawyers."
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"Don't go to the doctor with every distemper, nor to the lawyer with every quarrel, nor to the pot for every thirst."
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"The question arises whether all lawyers are the same. This is like asking whether everything that gets into a sewer is garbage."
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"Don't misinform your Doctor nor your Lawyer."
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"I'm not sure I can say there is a clean line between me as an individual and me as a lawyer."
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"Compromise is the best and cheapest lawyer."
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"Litigation only makes lawyers fat."
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"Don't mess with me, man, I'm a lawyer!"
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"When I came to Johannesburg from the countryside, I knew nobody, but many strangers were very kind to me. I then was dragged into politics, and then, subsequently, I became a lawyer."
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"Maybe we can change some kid's life & stop him from becoming a welder or a sleazy lawyer."
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"The other day my house caught fire. My lawyer said, "Shouldn't be a problem. What kind of coverage do you have?" I said, "Fire and theft." The lawyer frowned. "Uh oh. Wrong kind. Should be fire OR theft.""
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