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title: "17 Going Lawyer Quotes by 15 authors"
description: "Browse 17 Going Lawyer quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Going Lawyer sayings and thoughts."
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> [Coming from a family who put a lot of emphasis on academics, I always thought I was going to be a lawyer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-enninful/coming-from-a-family-who-put-a-lot-of-emphasis-on-academics-i-always/)

[Edward Enninful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-enninful/)

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> [I was damn sure that I was not going to be a lawyer or a brain surgeon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-needham/i-was-damn-sure-that-i-was-not-going-to-be-a-lawyer-or-a-brain-surgeon/)

[Hal Needham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-needham/)

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> [So that in 1974, when I graduated as a lawyer, I figured I'm not going to be a lawyer under a military regime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruben-blades/so-that-in-1974-when-i-graduated-as-a-lawyer-i-figured-i-m-not-going/)

[Ruben Blades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruben-blades/)

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> [Believe me, I'm not longing for the days when I was going to become a lawyer. Especially come tax time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cris-collinsworth/believe-me-i-m-not-longing-for-the-days-when-i-was-going-to-become-a/)

[Cris Collinsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cris-collinsworth/)

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> [I followed my dreams and went to Hollywood. My mom was like, 'Wait a minute - I thought you were going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nafessa-williams/i-followed-my-dreams-and-went-to-hollywood-my-mom-was-like-wait-a/)

[Nafessa Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nafessa-williams/)

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> [I went to college on my way to be a lawyer. That's all I wanted to do was go back home and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hope-franklin/i-went-to-college-on-my-way-to-be-a-lawyer-that-s-all-i-wanted-to-do/)

[John Hope Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hope-franklin/)

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> [I wasn't going to be an actor. I was going to be a lawyer. I came from a family just above working…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-butler/i-wasn-t-going-to-be-an-actor-i-was-going-to-be-a-lawyer-i-came-from/)

[Gerard Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-butler/)

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> [I was originally going to be a lawyer, and the only thing I remember from the art of cross-examination is - you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lipton/i-was-originally-going-to-be-a-lawyer-and-the-only-thing-i-remember/)

[James Lipton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lipton/)

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> [I was going to be a lawyer, and I had studied hard, but then it suddenly occurred to me in a very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marjorie-liu/i-was-going-to-be-a-lawyer-and-i-had-studied-hard-but-then-it/)

[Marjorie Liu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marjorie-liu/)

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> [I had always been so much taken with the way all English people I knew always were going to see their lawyer.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gertrude-stein/i-had-always-been-so-much-taken-with-the-way-all-english-people-i/)

[Gertrude Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gertrude-stein/)

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> [I'm from Nigerian descent, and the classic Nigerian mentality is 'Stay in school! You're going to be a doctor, you're going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mnek/i-m-from-nigerian-descent-and-the-classic-nigerian-mentality-is-stay/)

[MNEK](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mnek/)

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> [When I went to school, my intention was to be a lawyer. When I attended university that was still the clear intention;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lipton/when-i-went-to-school-my-intention-was-to-be-a-lawyer-when-i-attended/)

[James Lipton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lipton/)

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> [I have two wonderful, supportive and very practical parents who were like, you're really talented and really creative. You should be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lin-manuel-miranda/i-have-two-wonderful-supportive-and-very-practical-parents-who-were/)

[Lin-Manuel Miranda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lin-manuel-miranda/)

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> [I had started law school at Florida State University as a part-timer. I would go two quarters, and they allowed me to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-la-russa/i-had-started-law-school-at-florida-state-university-as-a-part-timer/)

[Tony La Russa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-la-russa/)

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> [The Lawyers' trade is a trade built entirely on words. And so long as the lawyers carefully keep to themselves the key…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rodell/the-lawyers-trade-is-a-trade-built-entirely-on-words-and-so-long-as/)

[Fred Rodell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rodell/)

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> [In actual fact, I wanted to be an actor, but I was a lawyer, and I was a week away from qualifying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-butler/in-actual-fact-i-wanted-to-be-an-actor-but-i-was-a-lawyer-and-i-was-a/)

[Gerard Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-butler/)

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> [I didn't expect to have music as my main thing. I always thought I was going to be a lawyer. When I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuna/i-didn-t-expect-to-have-music-as-my-main-thing-i-always-thought-i-was/)

[Yuna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuna/)

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