Lawyer Quotes

But it was very hard for people to separate me out from Hillary Clinton. All their ads were Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, John Edwards, and me. They said I was more liberal than these guys, and that if I went to Washington I'd be supporting their agenda. I found that extremely difficult to overcome.

Law is a very addictive profession.

He behaved like an ostrich and put his head in the sand, thereby exposing his thinking parts.

Exercise caution, as I have advised many people.

Cancer is a disease where the patient can contribute a great deal of help himself if he or she can retain their morale and their hopes.

Mixed feelings, like mixed drinks, are a confusion to the soul.

I use the rules to frustrate the law. But I didn't set up the ground rules.

Can any of you seriously say the Bill of Rights could get through Congress today? It wouldn't even get out of committee.

People who are pierced should not be snickered at, should not become the object of ridicule, should not be singled out for special and uneven and unequal treatment. They should be respected just like everybody else.

Male privilege and entitlement are dying a very painful death; no one gives up power without a struggle.

It's not my fault if the media and the public are more interested in Tiger Woods than in women farm workers.

It is very frightening to feel alone when you are standing against a rich and powerful person and all his attendant helpers.

I'm proud that my clients are working to support themselves and those who depend on them.

I'm pretty tough.

I'm not interested in dating. I like being with my own best friend, me. Certain women, particularly older women, cannot believe I like going to a social event by myself. But I do.

I'm not an elected official who puts a finger in the wind to see what the majority thinks; I represent women, whether they're popular or not.

I'm entitled to collect my fair share of community property without being called names.

I'm a civil rights attorney. I'm a victim rights attorney.

I was a single mother when my child was little.

I think there should be better child support laws to make it easier for those single moms to support their children so they don't have to go on welfare.

I have two grandchildren.

I have represented people in book deals.

I have known some wonderful men.

I do believe that, under the law, under the Constitution of the United States, and under our public policy, that women deserve and should have a right to enjoy equal employment opportunity.

I could have had someone else take care of my child but I did it because that was my moral obligation and also it was a joy and I felt it was in the best interests of the child.

I cannot take every case that people ask me to take.

I actually feel most relaxed when I'm working.

Fighting injustice keeps you young.

Eventually I figured out there was something systematic in the way women are treated.

Do feminists have a sense of humor? Yes.