Janet Reno Quotes

Everybody should want to make sure that we have the cyber tools necessary to investigate cyber crimes, and to be prepared to defend against them and to bring people to justice who commit it.

I had concluded when I was the prosecutor that I would vote against the death penalty if I were in the legislature but that I could ask for it when I was satisfied as to guilt.

The good lawyer is the great salesman.

Just remember, strength and courage. If you stand on principle, you'll never lose.

I made the decision long ago that to be afraid would be to diminish my life.

Until the day I die, or until the day I can't think anymore, I want to be involved in the issues that I care about.

Haters are cowards. When confronted they often back down. We must resist haters.

People have it so good in America that they get bored very easily. And when people get bored they start protesting things.

I just try to do my best and make the best judgments I can.

I have inquired for most of my adult life, about studies that might show that the death penalty is a deterrent, and I have not seen any research that would substantiate that point.

They have computers, and they may have other weapons of mass destruction.

I'm not fancy. I'm what I appear to be.

Microsoft is unlawfully taking advantage of its Windows monopoly to protect and to extend that monopoly and undermine consumer choice.

The U.S. government alleges that for the past 45 years, the companies that manufacture and sell tobacco have waged an intentional and coordinated campaign of deceit.

My earnest hope is that what we started in terms of building partnerships with communities across America will continue, that we will continue our efforts to reduce crime and violence.

At this moment I do not have a personal relationship with a computer.

The most effective means of fighting crime in the United States is to outlaw the possession of any type of firearm by the civilian populace.

We have the authority to take action, but responsible authority means not only being able to take action, but knowing when and how to take that action.

I'm just an old maid with an attraction to men.

I made the decision. I'm accountable.

America has become numb to violence because it just drowns in it, day in and day out.

Nothing can make me madder than lawyers who don't care about others.

The president really shouldn't be involved in terms of dictating what course the investigation should take.

We're building on an international network with many others for the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. There are so many things we can do to carry forward policies.

Nobody should be owning a gun which does not have a sporting purpose.

I was personally opposed to the death penalty, and yet I think I have probably asked for the death penalty more than most people in the United States.

It doesn't matter to criminals if the event is called a gun show or a flea market -- if they can buy guns.

Gun registration is not enough.

The diesel engine industry has illegally poured millions of tons of pollution into the air, .. It's time for the industry to clean up its act, and it's time for it to clean up the air.

I worked with some wonderful people, tried my best and I feel comfortable.

I'm just an awkward old maid with a very great affection for men.

These tanks were like a good rent-a-car.

Hate crimes based on sexual orientation are among the three top reported hate crimes, after race and religion. Our law should not ignore that reality.

I don't think that the economy can absorb a massive flow of immigration that does not relate to the issue of persecution.

If somebody thinks I have an integrity problem, then the honest thing to do is to tell me what they think it is and let me address it.

I always wait until a jury has spoken before I anticipate what they will do.

There is so much to do, and I want to continue my efforts.

Vengeance is a personal reaction. But not one that government can indulge in.

The keystone to justice is the belief that the legal system treats all fairly.

Being a lawyer is not merely a vocation. It is a public trust, and each of us has an obligation to give back to our communities.

Schools can do extraordinary things given the chance teachers can do remarkable things if we eliminate the paperwork that sometimes binds them and give them a chance to really teach in our schools.

I would like to visit with people who are so interesting and so... and there are so many wonderful people out there that I would love to have the chance to talk to for a longer time.

Do and act on what you believe to be right, and you'll wake up the next morning feeling good about yourself.

If you have a good community behind you and a good family supporting you, then, when the buck stops with you, there is the strength of that community and that family to draw upon.

Draw great strength from your family and give in turn to those who come after you.

Diversity is valued, and it is prized. We learn to appreciate each other and each other's struggles. From diversity, we draw our enormous and our lasting strength.

Peer mediation is a chance for students to work with other students to help them resolve problems, arguments, disagreements without having to get the teacher or the administration involved.

Our challenge is to remind ourselves that we do have common interest, common grounds, and common dreams.