Book Quote by Davy Crockett

When 'The People's Court' came along, I had an opportunity to really teach people about law. It was very important to me.

— Joseph Wapner

I wrote the book not to prove people wrong but just to get the insight on who I am as a person.

— Terrell Owens

I published 'Rules of Civility' while I was still working. It became a best seller. I was working on this book, and then I…

— Amor Towles

The study of law left me unsatisfied, because I did not know the aspects of life which it serves. I perceived only the intricate…

— Karl Jaspers

Almost all of my many passionate interests, and my many changes of mind, came through books. Books prompted the many vows I made to…

— Annie Dillard

But by this time I was acutely conscious of the gap between law and justice. I knew that the letter of the law was…

— Howard Zinn

I had the good fortune to begin my legal career as a law clerk for a judge who really epitomized open-mindedness and fairness. He…

— Samuel Alito

A particular moment - and I'm not, to this day, quite sure how I feel about it - I had always wanted to be…

— Nat Hentoff

When I was in the Army, I read a book by Adlai Stevenson. He said law was as noble as saving a person's life.…

— William Sanderson

I had lots of time to read [being a lawyer] what I hadn't read in my school and college days. Being a bad student…

— Khushwant Singh

I went to law school because I understood what the power of the law is to make a difference in people's lives.

— Maya Harris

I liked discussion and debate and thought that these skills fit well with law. I also had an interest in justice - and later…

— Harold H. Greene