I never had an existential moment when I asked myself what I was going to do. I always wanted to be a lawyer, and I knew exactly the kind of lawyer I wanted to be. – Alan Dershowitz
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
People have said I can come off a little trial-lawyerish. I tell people I never actually became a lawyer, but I play one at City Hall. – Christine Quinn
When Thurgood Marshall became a lawyer, race relations in the United States were particularly bad. – Constance Baker Motley
I still feel that in India we look upon sports as a recreational activity – which it is – but people have to understand that there is a career in sports. It’s not just necessary to be a doctor or a lawyer or an engineer, as most of us Indians appear to think that our children should grow up to be. – Abhishek Bachchan
Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer. All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer. Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it. I was going to be a lawyer, but I got saved. – Alan Dean Foster
If you want to be a doctor, a lawyer you must go to college. But if you want to be a musician or such, study your craft. Study music. – Billy Eckstine
A chief called Lawyer, because he was a great talker, took the lead in the council, and sold nearly all the Nez Perce country. – Chief Joseph
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. – A. Whitney Brown
Lawyer acted without authority from our band. He had no right to sell the Wallowa country. – Chief Joseph
I’d rather deal with a Mob guy shaking hands on a deal than a Hollywood lawyer, who, the minute you get the contract signed, is trying to figure out how to screw you. – Albert S. Ruddy
My parents always said that I would be a lawyer or pilot or doctor – and I always just thought that’s what I would do. – Benjamin Clementine
If you didn’t know who I was, if I was to walk out on the street without people knowing who I am, you’d think I’m an accountant or a lawyer. – Christopher Guest
I tell my students, if you ever become comfortable with your role as criminal defense lawyer, it’s time to quit. It should be a constant source of discomfort, because you’re dealing with incredible moral ambiguity, and you’ve been cast into a role which is not enviable. – Alan Dershowitz
And unless you think there is a serious chance you’re going to jail, don’t listen to your lawyer. – Barney Frank
When I was 15, I decided I wanted to be a lawyer. No one thought this was a good idea. – Constance Baker Motley
Like Hillary Clinton before her, Mrs. Obama has always been a working woman. She is a lawyer turned hospital administrator turned political right hand. It is a unique resume. – Andre Leon Talley
Even a competent lawyer may not be able to mount an adequate defense against the state, with all its resources, if he has next to nothing for investigation and effectively works for starvation wages. – Anthony Lewis
I began wearing hats as a young lawyer because it helped me to establish my professional identity. Before that, whenever I was at a meeting, someone would ask me to get coffee. – Bella Abzug
Ask any experienced defense lawyer: the real risks are for an accused person who is innocent. A guilty defendant has many more options available. – Andrew Vachss
I had never even thought I’d be an actress – I was supposed to be a lawyer. But the motivation is the same: when you act, you defend a role; you have to be convincing. It’s the same career. – Anne Parillaud
There’s this old saying that, if you aren’t particularly gifted in natural sciences, if you don’t want to become a teacher or pastor or doctor, and don’t know what else to do, then you become a lawyer. But I’ve never regretted it. – Bernhard Schlink
I don’t want to stay a singer forever. I want to fulfill my dream career as a lawyer! – Charice Pempengco
