Some lawyers bring happiness wherever they go, some whenever
I'm not young enough to know everything
The jury bats last
With age comes wisdom but sometimes age comes alone
The lawyer who is a natural is the lawyer who does his homework
Failure is the path of least resistance
A good expert finds ways around problems other experts don’t see
All great wars are lost in the middle
First we will be best, then we will be first
An oak without wind doesn’t grow strong
Don’t bring a knife to a gun fight
Anticipation is essential. You can’t wait for opportunities to become obvious
As they say in poker, if you’re in the game for 30 minutes and can’t figure out who the patsy is, it’s you
Complacency is death
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do
When you competitor is drowning put a hose in his mouth
Change is inevitable except from a vending machine
Victory is not a matter of chance it’s a matter of choice. You must dig your well before your thirsty
Disasters do not just occur - they evolve
Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else have your way
Do not expect justice where might is right
Do not wish defeat for you adversary - plan it!
If you put a Rolex on a rooster - it’s not the rooster’s fault
You can judge a person by his friends but not his relatives
It’s not where you fell that matters but where you slipped
Don’t put a period where God put a comma
Eggs have no business dancing with stones
A good expert finds ways around problems other experts don’t see
If it’s almost right it’s wrong
If you’re not part of the steam roller you’re part of the road
Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge
Don’t look at your calender...look at your watch!
When skating over thin ice your best defense is speed
In the history of art late works are the catastrophes
In war there are no unwounded soldiers
Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage
It is wiser to find out than to suppose
Politicians, like diapers, need to be changed frequently and for the same reason
Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured
Never try to teach an idiot. You waste your time and you annoy the idiot
Never argue with a fool - bystanders may not be able to tell who’s who
Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience
It usually takes me three weeks to prepare a decent impromptu speech
Never have a battle of wits with an unarmed man
They say dreams can come true but forget to tell us that nightmares are dreams too
Experience is merely a name we give our mistakes
Experience is the one thing you can’t get for nothing
A true friend stabs you in the front
A man can’t be too careful in the choice of his enemies
I can resist anything but temptation
There are two tragedies in life, getting exactly what you want and not getting it
