There are lawyers who believe in client-centered representation and who are dedicated on the same level I feel I was dedicated.

I'm particularly committed to the political people who needed defense. I understand that they're fighting a bigger war than just, "Let me go get some money for cocaine tonight."

My anti-authoritarian instincts let me directly to criminal defense work.

The only way not to be afraid is to join with other people who are also afraid.

Lawyering is very individualistic. There are lawyers who are going to be that persistent birddog, they're never going to give up on the client, they're going to defend people.

I would never defend a cop - though I did on a few private cases, when cops were acting not as cops but as private citizens.

The only thing we have is each other.

If you make a mistake as a prosecutor, your mistakes go home, whereas if you make a mistake defending, they go to jail.

Your goal is to make a better world through the work you do. It's not always possible, and you have to earn a living.

You're working not for the corporate interest, not for the government interest, not for your own self-interest. You have a higher calling.

I took anything that came across my doorstep. I started getting a reputation.

When setbacks arise - and they will from time to time - regroup, recharge, refocus and refine.

Oh! what a potent instrument for Satan is a misguided conscience(93)!

Love is a power which produces love.

Generally, I'm a pretty positive, but like any other working person, if the jobs aren't coming in, I do get depressed.

Rigor is not a substitute for imagination.

Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.

Some days you feel like you've had the greatest ego massage, then the next day you've been trampled on.

New York is who I am.

The pleasure of expecting enjoyment is often greater than that of obtaining it, and the completion of almost every wish is found a disappointment.

No one since the Garden of Eden - which the serpent forsook in order to run for higher office - has imputed to politicians great purity of motive.