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Quotes by Lawyer
"I think the President himself is a remarkably intelligent, decent, ethical man. I think he did very well, but I think the job builds up over expectations which all candidates contribute to including this President that simply cannot be fulfilled."
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"In the shallow parts of many Swiss lakes, where there is a depth of no more than from 5 to 15 feet of water, ancient wooden piles are observed at the bottom sometimes worn down to the surface of the mud, sometimes projecting slightly above it."
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"Taste, which enables us to distinguish all that has a flavor from that which is insipid."
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"The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give."
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"When you believe in what you're doing and use your imagination and initiative, you can make a difference."
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"Well, they had a lot of the things they found in his possession. They had the map, you know, that marked the route of the parade. They had statements from the bus driver and the taxicab driver that hauled him somewhere."
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"The most important thing for a judge is - curiously enough - judgment."
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"I thought we were to discuss a referral which we believe contains substantial and credible information of potential impeachable offenses by the President of the United States."
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"The only difference between the Republican and Democratic parties is the velocities with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door. That's the only difference."
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"I came not to your glorious shores to enjoy a happy rest - I came not to gather triumphs of personal distinction, but as a humble petitioner, in my country's name, as its freely chosen constitutional leader, to entreat your generous aid."
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"And it turned out that the Roberts Commission did not fully utilize the information available and that it came to conclusions which were I think quite short sighted and, indeed, in some cases, scapegoated individuals."
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"I engaged upon those activities because I believed that, in the dangerous circumstances which have been created in South Africa, it was my duty to do so."
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"Surely there is grandeur in knowing that in the realm of thought, at least, you are without a chain; that you have the right to explore all heights and depth; that there are no walls nor fences, nor prohibited places, nor sacred corners in all the vast expanse of thought."
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"Criticising the other fellow because he's in and you are not seems to me a futile waste of time."
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"The only real lawyers are trial lawyers, and trial lawyers try cases to juries."
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"CBS exhausted the Texas courts. They went from the trial court to the intermediate court to the highest court."
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"And political parties, overanxious for vote catching, become tolerant to intolerant groups."
Vote,
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"No tools have yet been met with in any of the gravels occurring at the higher levels of the valley of the Seine; but no importance can be attached to this negative fact, as so little search has yet been made for them."
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"And perhaps, posterity will thank me for having shown it that the ancients did not know everything."
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"All I can really say is it's bloodier than hell. In this one I'm going to be much more direct and honest in my description of the actual killings and the crime scene."
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"The President has been a big proponent of the public option since the campaign."
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"For my own part I think no innocent species of wit or pleasantry should be suppressed: and that a good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation."
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"I am more exempt and more distant than any man in the world."
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"The test of good manners is to be able to put up pleasantly with bad ones."
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"The Nixon years were trying. They honed my judgment for everything I did later on. The experience also illustrated for me the importance of training young lawyers properly."
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"The law has no compassion. And justice is administered without compassion."
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"A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked."
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"The constitution does not provide for first and second class citizens."
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"The networks are not some chicken-coop manufacturing lobby whose calls nobody returns."
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"Every man is dishonest who lives upon the labor of others, no matter if he occupies a throne."
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"That doesn't necessarily mean they have to have an explicit proposal that they put forward that all Democrats sign up to, but I think they need to throw some ideas out that, at least directionally, point the way forward."
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"It is chiefly in New York that I feel induced to urge this, because New York is, by innumerable ties, connected with Europe - more connected than several parts of Europe itself."
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