Thirty, 40 years ago, more than that now, even, the cook was certainly at the bottom of the social scale. And any… — Jacques Pepin Copy Share Image
The challenge of our generation, whether it's young lawyers, young investment bankers, is to make capitalism work for people not just around… — Kabir Sehgal Copy Share Image
I think, certainly, in history, if you look back, a lot of people would go through their careers, build a business, or… — Dana Perino Copy Share Image
Every culture feels like their parents are the most stringent as far as, "We came to this country to work hard, we… — Ato Essandoh Copy Share Image
I noticed one thing. According to the ABA statistics, only 3.5 percent of lawyers in America in 2000 were Hispanic, yet they… — Jeff Sessions Copy Share Image
I've seen lawyers who don't represent me and spokespeople who do not know me speaking for me. These characters always seem to… — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
I spend a lot more time than any person should have to talking with lawyers and thinking about intellectual property issues. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Some lawyers and judges may have forgotten it, but the purpose of the court system is to produce justice, not slavish obedience… — Charley Reese Copy Share Image
Civilization, let me tell you what it is. First the soldier, then the merchant, then the priest, then the lawyer. The merchant… — Katherine Anne Porter Copy Share Image
To get your name well enough known that you can run for a public office, some people do it by being great… — John Glenn Copy Share Image
Most libels, and I have taken about 30 actions, take place at election time. It has not stuck because I am prepared… — Lee Kuan Yew Copy Share Image
In New York that probably has more lawyers per square foot than any other state in the union, more women lawyers. I… — Eleanor Smeal Copy Share Image
There is a vague popular belief that lawyers are necessarily dishonest. I say vague, because when we consider to what extent confidence… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
The history of successful cases, some of which are in this museum, illustrates that often the regulators and legislatures don't wake up… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
I don't view prosecutors and attorneys as natural enemies. ... Though their roles are oppositional, the two simply have different roles to… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
My dad spent most of the '50s and early '60s actually acting as sort of an advance man for the Justice Department,… — Bill Foster Copy Share Image
Man, I just feel blessed... I was in a situation where the only way I could come out of it was by… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I would tell people my dad was all the characters he's played in movies, because once you say he's a lawyer or… — John David Washington Copy Share Image
Doctors still retain a high degree of public confidence because they are perceived as healers. Should lawyers not be healers? Healers, not… — Warren E. Burger Copy Share Image
A librarian is not a legal process. There is not librarian in the country unless she or he is a lawyer who… — Judith Krug Copy Share Image
What is law? Is it what is on the books, or what is actually enacted and obeyed in a society? Or is… — Bernhard Schlink Copy Share Image
My mom wanted me to be like... a doctor, a lawyer. I was with it, being like a lawyer or something, because… — Lil Mosey Copy Share Image
“Every lawyer shall tell his or her client that becoming involved with the legal system is like three years of experimental chemotherapy,… — Lawrence Joseph Copy Share Image
All the judges are lawyers; they interpret and enforce our laws. There is no separation of powers where the lawyers are concerned.… — Fred Rodell Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a prosecutor - a criminal lawyer - because there's nowhere where the stakes are higher, where you can… — Preet Bharara Copy Share Image
Medical liability reform is not a Republican or Democrat issue or even a doctor versus lawyer issue. It is a patient issue. — John Ensign Copy Share Image
People expect Byzantine, Machiavellian logic from politicians. But the truth is simple. Trial lawyers learn a good rule: 'Don't decide what you… — Mario Cuomo Copy Share Image
Trying to create a sense of common interest does involve getting people actually to work together on common problems. It can't be… — Denis Healey Copy Share Image
Musical innovation is full of danger to the State, for when modes of music change, the laws of the State always change… — Plato Copy Share Image
Lawyers rarely test their power, or the power they promote, against this simple pragmatic question: "Will it do good?" When challenged about… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
I wanted to become a lawyer because I saw Kelly McGillis on 'The Accused.' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'L.A. Law,' 'Ally McBeal' - all… — Reshma Saujani Copy Share Image
I try and get to know women who are not from my line of work. I want to know a lawyer, someone… — Harshvardhan Kapoor Copy Share Image
I was always curious about the anxiety a person would feel when you open your mouth and you have an accent. You… — Dinaw Mengestu Copy Share Image
I don't think you can make a lawyer honest by an act of legislature. You've got to work on his conscience. And… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
“On Wall Street, the lawyers play the same role as medics in war: They come in after the shooting is over to… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
Some people think about sex all the time; some people think of sex some of the time; and some people never think… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
As a lawyer who has dealt in defamation, I know that someone's reputation has to be lowered in the eyes of right-thinking… — David Hunt Copy Share Image
All the lawyers and the business stuff is work, but actually creating stuff isn't work. It's good effort. It's hard work. But,… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
Lawyers are like professional wrestlers. They pretend to get mad and fight, but then they socialize after a trial is over. — Robert Whitlow Copy Share Image
And I've always felt comfortable certainly in a courtroom because you're just performing. And there was a time in my life when… — Scott Bakula Copy Share Image
