Subject: Government » Lawyers

Lawyer: One who protects us against robbery by taking away the temptation.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

What I need is a lawyer who specializes in the law of the jungle.

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist

I've had ample contact with lawyers, and I'm convinced that the only fortune they ever leave is their own.

(1876 – 1933) screenwriter

If you want to get ahead in this world get a lawyer – not a book.

(1950 – ) writer & humorist

Jury: A body of twelve men selected to decide which of the contestants has the better lawyer.

What's black and white and brown and looks good on a lawyer? … a Doberman.

(1931 – 2001) Canadian author, screenwriter & essayist

Rich people bring a lawyer; Latinos and blacks bring their moms.

(1976 – ) comedian

Lawyers make excellent patients; they have excellent health care and they never get better.

(1959 – ) American actor

When an irresistible force meets an immovable object, an unethical lawyer will immediately appear.

I have knowingly defended a number of guilty men, but the guilty never escape unscathed; my fees are sufficient punishment for anyone.

(1933 – ) American attorney

Goembel John E. – 1867–1946 – "The defense rests."

Karen, I am a lawyer, which means, unlike you, I actually passed a bar.

(1963 – ) Canadian-American actor

Time is money, especially when you are talking to a lawyer or buying a commercial.

(1902 – 1963) Danish actor

A lawyer with his briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns.

(1921 – 1999) American writer (The Godfather)

Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings… and lawyers.

(1940 – 2005) comedian & movie actor

A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.

(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor

U2’s lawyers work pro bono.

Jewish-American stand-up comedian & writer

Lawyer: A fellow who is willing to go out and spend your last cent to prove he’s right.

We shouldn’t have to be burdened with all the technicalities that come up from time to time with shrewd, smart lawyers interpreting what the laws or what the Constitution may or may not say.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician

Every girl dreams, when they grow up, they’re gonna marry a doctor, marry a lawyer; but me, I had to marry the only lawyer in America with a conscience.

(1963 – ) American comedian

Beneath this smooth stone by the bone of his bone – Sleeps Master John Gill; – By lies when alive this attorney did thrive, – And now that he's dead he lies still.