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I am really impressed by lawyers who write books and tell us that they never lost a case. Most lawyers who have never lost a case have not had enough hard cases. But there are very difficult cases out there.

Quote by Floyd Abrams about books

I really believe that a lawyer - no matter how good - if he or she is really worth their weight in salt, they will lose some cases because, after all, it is not really one of those secretive things that not everything is decided by who your lawyer...

Quote by Floyd Abrams about faith, things, good, good luck

I think we have some serious problems now, but, if you look back over the last thirty or forty years that my book deals with, I think we are in better shape now than we would have been if all of those cases had not come down.

Quote by Floyd Abrams about problems, contentment

I thought I could do that by telling stories of some of...

I thought I could do that by telling stories of some of the cases that established those principles on a real life on the ground basis.

Quote by Floyd Abrams about thinking, real estate, life

My role in it was not as central as it was in some of the later cases considering I was younger then and I was playing a role of co-counsel on the case.

Quote by Floyd Abrams about moral

No other country in the world gives protection like that, but it is not absolute protection. People sometimes meet that high burden and win libel suits, and in those cases I think they ought to win.

Quote by Floyd Abrams about burden, absolute, country, world, people

I think the best thing in cases of censorship or things...

I think the best thing in cases of censorship or things like this is to get as much media as possible.

Quote by Kathy Acker about things

If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all...

If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it.

Quote by Iulius Cezar about law, power, contentment

We are all special cases.

We are all special cases.

Quote by Albert Camus about people

It was, perhaps, one of those cases in which advice is...

It was, perhaps, one of those cases in which advice is good or bad only as the event decides.

Quote by Jane Austen about events, advice, bad luck, bad, good, good luck

In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must...

In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

I'm proud of myself for pulling through all that and my criminal cases, my divorce. If I was still on drugs and living the life I lived three years ago, I'd be a failure.

Quote by Eminem about drugs, proudness, criminals, failure, life

Well even before she was diagnosed with the cancer, I would have said that she was a lot tougher than me and most guys would probably say that about their wives and it's probably true in most cases.

Quote by Brett Favre

In cases where every thing is understood, and measured, ...

In cases where every thing is understood, and measured, and reduced to rule, love is out of the question.

Quote by William Godwin about rules, question, things, love

The real or supposed rights of man are of two kinds, active and passive; the right in certain cases to do as we list; and the right we possess to the forbearance or assistance of other men.

Quote by William Godwin about rightness, man, real estate

I mean, in some cases with libel laws, you know, they can write things about people who have no course of action, because they can't afford to take legal action against them.

Quote by Elton John about action, things, people, contentment

It's my job to really commit myself to the material and...

It's my job to really commit myself to the material and the project and be proud of what I've done, and I am in most cases.

Quote by Don Johnson about proudness

Beer Math: 2 beers times 37 men equals 49 cases.

Beer Math: 2 beers times 37 men equals 49 cases.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about war, mathematics, man

When a conductor gives students letters for parents, 15% will be left on music stands, 25% will be inside the music, 15% will rot in instrument cases, 15% will be left in lockers, 15% will crawl under the student's bed, and 15% of the parents will...

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about students, parents, music

There are still a lot of cases in the world where you order something and then you see delivery will be in 8-12 weeks. This is because of the faxes and forms that still exist.

Quote by John Patrick about order, world, contentment

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