Louis Nizer Quotes
A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.
When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself.
Preparation is the be-all of good trial work. Everything else - felicity of expression, improvisational brilliance - is a satellite around the sun. Thorough preparation is that sun.
The best reply to an atheist is to give him a good dinner and ask him if he believes there is a cook.
In cross examination, as in fishing, nothing is more ungainly than a fisherman pulled into the water by his catch.
Most lawyers who win a case advise their clients, "We have won," and when justice has frowned upon their cause ... "You have lost.
Yes, there's such a thing as luck in trial law but it only comes at 3 o'clock in the morning. You'll still find me in the library looking for luck at 3 o'clock in the morning.
Books are standing counselors and preachers, always at hand, and always disinterested; having this advantage over oral instructors, that they are ready to repeat their lesson as often as we please.
In cross-examination as in fishing nothing is more ungainly than a fisherman pulled into the water by his catch.