Subject: Government » Lawyers (Page 3)

Lawyers are operators of the toll bridge which anyone in search of justice must pass.

(1939 – ) American financial journalist

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

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

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

(1959 – ) American actor

Only lawyers and mental defectives are automatically exempt for jury duty.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist

Lawyer: A professional advocate hired to bend the law on behalf of a paying client; for this reason considered the most suitable background for entry into politics.

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

(1902 – 1963) Danish actor

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

The only thing a lawyer won’t question is the legitimacy of his mother.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

Have you ever noticed that the lawyer always smiles more than the client?

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author

U2’s lawyers work pro bono.

Jewish-American stand-up comedian & writer

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

(1950 – ) writer & humorist

Lawsuit: A contest generally won by the party that can afford to reimburse the lawyers on both sides of the dispute.

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

(1876 – 1933) screenwriter

The minute you read something that you can’t understand, you can almost be sure that it was drawn up by a lawyer.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

A lawyer is never entirely comfortable with a friendly divorce, anymore than a good mortician wants to finish his job and then have the patient sit up on the table.

(1922 – 2003) author & playwright

The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments in a courthouse: You cannot post "Thou shalt not steal," "Thou shalt not commit adultery," and "Thou shalt not lie" in a building full of lawyers, judges, and politicians. It creates a hostile work environment.

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author