Joe Jamail Quotes
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If you start comparing my practice of law to what I could have been - selling bananas - you'll know why I gave money to the University of Texas.
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I spent a year at Southwestern Louisiana Institute, then transferred back to the University of Texas, where I majored in English and history.
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I love the system. Let me tell you why. People love it... The people, by and large, have great respect for our law and our system... Why do you think they go to that courthouse instead of killing each other in the streets, taking the law into their own hands?
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Ever since I was a kid, I've known I could talk to people.
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It's a great feeling knowing you've helped someone. That's what I've spent my life doing and my practice.
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The Depression did more to me than being a little Lebanese kid did.
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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.
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Any good trial lawyer knows that if you've got one credible expert or scientific study, then you can let the jury decide.
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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.
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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.
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When I walk into a courtroom, I feel like I'm home.
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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.
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For me, being a lawyer means to help those in need.
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Do you know what the root of mediation is? Mediocrity!
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What did I know about lawyering? I just thought it was another way to stay in Austin for another three years.
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I think Wallace Hall is an imbecile.
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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.
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I don't want corporate America to think they can continue their duplicitous double-dealing.