Johnnie Cochran Quotes

• I'm a big believer in the fact that life is about preparation, preparation, preparation.

  Johnnie Cochran

  Preparation, Facts, Life Is

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• Money will determine whether the accused goes to prison or walks out of the courtroom a free man.

  Johnnie Cochran

  Men, Prison, Walks

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• We've got to be judged by how we do in times of crisis

  Johnnie Cochran

  Times Of Crisis, Crisis, Judged

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• I want to describe myself, not be described by others.

  Johnnie Cochran

  Want, Describe Myself

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• If it doesn't fit, you must acquit.

  Johnnie Cochran

  Memorable, Justice, Advice

  Johnnie Cochran, David Fisher (2003). “A Lawyer's Life”, p.108, Macmillan

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• If it doesn't make sense, you must find for the defense.

  Johnnie Cochran

  Defense, Prison, Should

  "A Lawyer's Life".

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• If you commit perjury in a so-called first-degree murder case, and you're caught red-handed for the entire world to see, and you get only a $200 fine, what kind of message does that send about lying in our courts?

  Johnnie Cochran

  Lying, Messages, Firsts

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• Since the Puffy Combs case in New York, I will not try any more criminal cases

  Johnnie Cochran

  New York, Trying, Criminals

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• An opening statement is like a guide or a road map. It's a very delicate thing.

  Johnnie Cochran

  Delicate Things, Maps, Guides

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• The president appoints the judges. Your lives and your children's lives can change by all of these appellate court judges who will be appointed who will reinterpret laws, and things can change.

  Johnnie Cochran

  Change, Children, Court Judges

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• Jurors want courtroom lawyers to have some compassion and be nice.

  Johnnie Cochran

  Nice, Compassion, Want

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• If it does not fit, you must acquit.

  Johnnie Cochran

  Doe, Fit, Acquittal

  Johnnie Cochran, David Fisher (2003). “A Lawyer's Life”, p.108, Macmillan

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• On January 10, 1963, I was sworn in as a lawyer, so next January 10 I will have practiced law for 40 years, and I've loved every minute of it.

  Johnnie Cochran

  Years, Law, Next

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• I'm from the South, where if you walk down the street and there's somebody behind you talking with a Southern accent, you can't tell whether it's a black or a white person.

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  White, Talking, Southern

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• Black jurors sit on juries every day and convict black people every day.

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  People, Black, Jury

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• I decided I wanted to be a lawyer when I was 11 years of age.

  Johnnie Cochran

  Years, Firefighter, Age

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