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Ever since I was a kid, I've known I could talk to people.
Joe Jamail -
We've got some well-run corporations by some well-intended people who do it right.
Joe Jamail
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I happen to have a giant ego, an admission that will not shock my close friends or critics. I am not uncomfortable in saying that because the ego of a man often gets great things done.
Joe Jamail -
The Depression did more to me than being a little Lebanese kid did.
Joe Jamail -
Any good trial lawyer knows that if you've got one credible expert or scientific study, then you can let the jury decide.
Joe Jamail -
I'm a very egotistical person.
Joe Jamail -
I think I'm doing some good. Obviously, I don't need any more money.
Joe Jamail -
You had to have a unanimous jury verdict, and one percent of contributory negligence barred all recovery. It was so satisfying to realize I could do it. And I'll tell you what motivated me: competitiveness. I was betting on me. That's what a contingent-fee lawyer does.
Joe Jamail
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I don't think the trial practice is dead. But it is very ill. There are some days you could throw a hand grenade down the hall of the Harris County Courthouse and not hit anybody.
Joe Jamail -
When I walk into a courtroom, I feel like I'm home.
Joe Jamail -
I don't think I'm a good ol' boy. Honestly, the last thing I am is a redneck. I like silk sheets, fancy cars, beautiful women, good whiskey.
Joe Jamail -
It has been pointed out to me, more than once, that for someone who chose a profession steeped in procedure and protocol, I had little use for either.
Joe Jamail -
For me, being a lawyer means to help those in need.
Joe Jamail -
What did I know about lawyering? I just thought it was another way to stay in Austin for another three years.
Joe Jamail
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I think Wallace Hall is an imbecile.
Joe Jamail -
We've got some real greedy hogs who own no interest in the company they're running, whose sole interest is in whatever it takes to be able to get to the point to fly out on their golden parachute and milk the shareholder and take risks that they shouldn't take.
Joe Jamail -
Do you know what the root of mediation is? Mediocrity!
Joe Jamail -
I don't want corporate America to think they can continue their duplicitous double-dealing.
Joe Jamail