authors

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

F. Lee Bailey

" If I'm offered a good case in Florida or a good case somewhere else, South Florida will win every time. "

Winning

related quotes

" Can any of you seriously say the Bill of Rights could get through Congress today? It wouldn't even get out of committee. "

Government , Rights , Usa

" I get paid for seeing that my clients have every break the law allows. I have knowingly defended a number of guilty men. But the guilty never escape unscathed. My fees are sufficient punishment for anyone. "

Men , Law , Numbers

" Fear is something you have to throw into a corner. Constantly. Because it never goes away. "

Fear

" The public regards lawyers with great distrust. They think lawyers are smarter than the average guy but use their intelligence deviously. Well, they're wrong. Usually they are not smarter. "

Thinking , Average

" In America, an acquittal doesn't mean you're innocent, it means you beat the rap. My clients lose even when they win. "

Rap , Winning , Mean

" The memory of the American public is about six weeks. "

Memories , Six

" I use the rules to frustrate the law. But I didn't set up the ground rules. "

Law , Rules , Use

" Most people think that 'I don't recall' is a clever answer. But it isn't that clever. You might not recall that you had bacon and eggs for breakfast- but if you killed your mother, you'll remember it. "

Mother , Thinking , Clever

" Those who think the information brought out at a criminal trial is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth are fools. Prosecuting or defending a case is nothing more than getting to those people who will talk for your side, who will say what you want said. "

People , Thinking

" I have never seen a major trial which lacked significant perjury, and I have yet to see that perjury punished. "

Trials , Significant

" A person in the business of defending criminal cases is going to live in controversy all of his or her life. "

Controversy

" Each lawyer makes somebody unhappy either by beating him, embarrassing him or tying him in knots. "

Unhappy , Lawyer , Embarrassing

« Previous
Next »

1
2
›