Everyone I used to work with is still alive and can afford expensive lawyers.

- Alexei Sayle

Last century we needed lawyers; this century we need big, broad coalitions. When extremists decide to attack all our communities, they must hope that there will be infighting. But we have stood all for one and one for all. That is how we will win.

- Benjamin Todd Jealous

Lawyers didn't seriously get involved in the Watergate stories until quite late, when we realized we were on to something.

- Bob Woodward

When I look at 55 percent of our black men dropping out of school, how bad off are we going to be when we need some lawyers?

- Bill Cosby

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

- Benjamin Franklin

I have decided not to appeal the ruling that took my law license. My accusers, the Board of Supervisors, once again have fired my lawyers, ensuring I cannot properly defend myself or my anti-corruption efforts.

- Andrew Thomas

We're talking about the lawyers for the United States of America. And I think it's very, very important that the lawyers be comfortable being very candid and open about their views on very sensitive issues affecting the United States.

- Alberto Gonzales

Lawyers are the first refuge of the incompetent.

- Aaron Allston

Lawyers and other professionals are using Quora to build their reputation and build their bonafides.

- Adam D'Angelo

After 'Entourage,' it completely opened up my casting within the industry. People saw me for a lot of roles that I hadn't been seen for before. Older roles. I went out this pilot season for a lot of lawyers and doctors. And cops - which I haven't quite mastered yet; I find that quite difficult.

- Autumn Reeser

I think that lawyers are terrible at admitting that they're wrong. And not just admitting it - also realizing it.

- Alan Dershowitz

The really clever people now want to be lawyers or journalists.

- A. N. Wilson

Lawyers advocate more so than state their own positions.

- Arlen Specter

I think when you have lawyers arguing over whether you can keep a detainee at 46 degrees... for two hours, that's not torture. It may be unpleasant, it may be coercive... but let's say what torture actually is, and that's not it.

- Alex Berenson

Why in the world would you have it interpreted by nine lawyers?

- Antonin Scalia

Doctors are just the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too.

- Anton Chekhov

The only difference between doctors and lawyers is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you, too.

- Anton Chekhov

Doctors are the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too.

- Anton Chekhov

Lawyers have to make a living, and can only do so by inducing people to believe that a straight line is crooked.

- Alfred Nobel

I think that lawyers are terrible at admitting that they're wrong. And not just admitting it; also realizing it. Most lawyers are very successful, and they think that because they're making money and people think well of them, they must be doing everything right.

- Alan Dershowitz