F. Lee Bailey
I use the rules to frustrate the law. But I didn't set up the ground rules.
Can any of you seriously say the Bill of Rights could get through Congress today? It wouldn't even get out of committee.
I enjoy personal injury cases. I've tried quite a few of those. And, frankly, any kind of litigation that is trouble-shooting, whether it's equities, suits and injunctions, or whatever.
I would strongly recommend any young man to stay away from criminal law. It's not a good place to be, unfortunately.
Justice Scalia is predictable. He can be counted on to come down with a conservative opinion, and generally, to bring Justice Clarence Thomas with him.
Among the rednecks of America, which there are many more than people seem to realize, it was terribly damaging. I got blamed for O.J.'s acquittal.
I can get a firestorm going anywhere in the United States by saying 'O.J.'
There are no major cities I haven't been in - at least once. I'd be just as happy not to go out of town for a couple of months and play with toys.
If I'm offered a good case in Florida or a good case somewhere else, South Florida will win every time.
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.Collection: Men
Fear is something you have to throw into a corner. Constantly. Because it never goes away.Collection: Corners
In America, an acquittal doesn't mean you're innocent, it means you beat the rap. My clients lose even when they win.Collection: Rap
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.Collection: Thinking
The memory of the American public is about six weeks.Collection: Memories
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.Collection: Mother
I have never seen a major trial which lacked significant perjury, and I have yet to see that perjury punished.Collection: Trials
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.Collection: Thinking
A person in the business of defending criminal cases is going to live in controversy all of his or her life.Collection: Criminals
Each lawyer makes somebody unhappy either by beating him, embarrassing him or tying him in knots.Collection: Unhappy
When you see a lawyer trying to pick a smart jury, you know he's got a strong case.Collection: Strong
The legal profession is a business with a tremendous collection of egos. Few people who are not strong egotistically gravitate to it.Collection: Strong
My experience is, people who retire die sooner than they should have.Collection: Should Have
The quality of news coverage has diminished, because giants of the print media are no longer being nurtured properly.Collection: Print Media
The people I have no feeling for are professional killers. But I count that man no worse than a governor who won't commute a death sentence because it's unpolitical.Collection: Men