“There is a vague popular belief that lawyers are necessarily dishonest. I say vague, because when we consider to what extent confidence and honors are reposed in and conferred upon lawyers by the people, it appears improbable that their impression of dishonesty is very distinct and vivid. Yet the im…”— Abraham Lincoln, en.wikiquote.org
“The only people I ever made happy were divorce attorneys.”— Debra J. Fisher, Erica Messer, David Rossi, Joe Mantegna, imdb.com
“Let no young man choosing the law for a calling for a moment yield to the popular belief resolve to be honest at all events; and if in your own judgment you cannot be an honest lawyer, resolve to be honest without being a lawyer.”— Abraham Lincoln, abrahamlincolnonline.org
“The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is diligence. Leave nothing for to-morrow which can be done to-day.”— Abraham Lincoln, abrahamlincolnonline.org
“Let no young man choosing the law for a calling for a moment yield to the popular belief resolve to be honest at all events; and if in your own judgment you cannot be an honest lawyer, resolve to be honest without being a lawyer.”— Abraham Lincoln, abrahamlincolnonline.org
“If you are resolutely determined to make a lawyer of yourself, the thing is more than half done already.”— Abraham Lincoln, abrahamlincolnonline.org
“A guy goes into a lawyer’s office and asks the lawyer: ‘Excuse me, how much do you charge?’ The lawyer responds: ‘I charge $1,000 to answer three questions.’ ‘Bloody hell. That’s a bit expensive, isn’t it?’ ‘Yes. What’s your third question?’”— Unknown, thoughtcatalog.com
“Miss Wilkie, your tobacco company has turned this beautiful specimen into a horrible, twisted freak.”— David Mandel, Steve Koren, Jackie Chiles, Phil Morris, imdb.com
“Yeah, that's going to be a problem. It's gonna be a problem for them. This a clear violation of your rights as a consumer. It's an infringement on your constitutional rights. It's outrageous, egregious, preposterous.”— Larry David, Jackie Chiles, Phil Morris, imdb.com
“What are lawyers, really? To me a lawyer is basically the person that knows the rules of the country. We're all throwing the dice, playing the game, moving our pieces around the board, but if there's a problem, the lawyer is the only person that has read the inside of the top of the box. I think one…”— Peter Mehlman, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, imdb.com
“At the present time it is widely accepted among lawyers that law is higher than morality—law is something which is shaped and developed, whereas morality is something inchoate and amorphous. This is not the case. The opposite is true: morality is higher than law! Law is our human attempt to embody i…”— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, goodreads.com
“The function of the law is not to provide justice or to preserve freedom. The function of the law is to keep those who hold power, in power.”— Gerry Spence, amazon.com