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Lawyer Quotes

On practicing law, and what makes a lawyer worth trusting.

These quotes take the profession seriously — a call for justice to be delivered quickly and affordably in every case, and an observation that courtroom and medical dramas fascinate audiences because they show ordinary people under real pressure. See Jokes for a lighter companion.

I studied law, I got an alright degree, and then I was going to go and do something called an LPC, which is a Legal Practice Course, which qualifies you as a lawyer. But I didn't end up doing it,...

Quotes by Adeel Akhtar

I'll tell you who I really like - the lawyer Imran Khan. I did my dissertation on stop-and-search powers, and I put in loads of quotes from him. Years later, when I was selling insurance over in Harley Street, he...

Quotes by Adeel Akhtar

I grew up on a ranch in Walla Walla, Washington. Except for one lawyer, I don't remember anyone in my family being anything else but ranchers.

Quotes by Adam West

There was a rule, back when I was an education lawyer in Alabama, about visiting public schools: always go on a rainy day so you can see how badly the roofs leak.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

Coffee Quotes

Well, I guess most people would only know me from The O.C. I did a few episodes of Gilmore Girls before that. I was also a client on a lot of lawyer shows.

Quotes by Adam Brody

The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every calling, is diligence.

Abraham Lincoln

Extemporaneous speaking should be practiced and cultivated. It is the lawyer's avenue to the public. However able and faithful he may be in other respects, people are slow to bring him business if he cannot make a speech.

Abraham Lincoln

Obama's election in 2008 marked a new dawn for hundreds of millions of people looking to an eloquent, constitutional lawyer for 'Hope' and 'Change' in America. However, it quickly became apparent that Obama had little substance beyond the slogans branded...

Quotes by Abby Martin

I remember in high school thinking that I wanted to be a lawyer, and now I realize I saw that movie 'And Justice for All' when I was a kid and thought, 'That's what lawyers do, and I want to...

Quotes by Aaron Douglas

Dad Quotes

A group of white South Africans recently killed a black lawyer because he was black. That was wrong. They should have killed him because he was a lawyer.

Quotes by A. Whitney Brown

The stuff that I find really intriguing is always how do ordinary people behave in extraordinary circumstances. And that's why we have a lot of cop shows and lawyer shows and medical shows is that you're looking for situations that...

Quotes by Zeljko Ivanek

My mother's a psychologist, my stepfather's a psychologist, my stepmother is a therapist and my dad's a lawyer. So it was all prominent in my life. I don't know anyone who doesn't know someone on some form of prescription medicine.

Quotes by Zach Braff

In the courtroom, it's where a lawyer really becomes an actor. There's a very fine line between delivering a monologue in a play and delivering a monologue to a jury. I've always felt that way - I've been in a...

Quotes by Woody Harrelson

I didn't want to play a lawyer. I didn't want to play a doctor. I didn't want to play a single dad. I wanted to do something I felt I could learn from, something that would be a challenge and...

Quotes by William Petersen

Doctor Quotes

Foreman told Ray to plead guilty and he'd then give his brother $500, if Ray didn't cause any problems at the guilty plea hearing, and he could take that $500 and hire a lawyer to set aside the plea. Foreman...

Quotes by William Pepper

I write novels with a lawyer as the hero, no matter how oxymoronic that might sound.

Quotes by William Lashner

Faith properly informs the religious lawyer or judge, and morality is not in tension with fidelity to the law.

Quotes by William H. Pryor

A lawyer who does not know men is handicapped.

Quotes by William Dunbar

Concepts of justice must have hands and feet to carry out justice in every case in the shortest possible time and the lowest possible cost. This is the challenge to every lawyer and judge in America.

Quotes by Warren E. Burger

Funny Quotes

A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect.

Quotes by Walter Scott

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this collection of "lawyer" quotes cover?
It ranges from the challenge of affordable, timely justice, to why courtroom dramas fascinate audiences, a case for lawyers knowing history and literature, and a refusal to become an "influence-type lawyer."
Does a quote describe the challenge facing lawyers and judges?
Yes: "Concepts of justice must have hands and feet to carry out justice in every case in the shortest possible time and the lowest possible cost. This is the challenge to every lawyer and judge in America."
Is there a quote about why legal dramas are popular?
Yes: one quote notes fascination with "how do ordinary people behave in extraordinary circumstances," pointing to why "we have a lot of cop shows and lawyer shows and medical shows."
Does a quote argue lawyers need broader education?
Yes: "A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect."
Is there a quote rejecting lobbying work?
Yes: "I will not lobby. I will not be an influence-type lawyer. I'm a professional lawyer." See the Jokes collection for more lawyer-themed quotes.

One line argues that a lawyer with no grounding in older subjects beyond the law is merely a technician rather than a true architect of justice, while another insists on staying a professional practitioner instead of an influence-peddling lobbyist — explore Dad and Doctor quotes.