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All Quotes by author - Johnnie Cochran
" An opening statement is like a guide or a road map. It's a very delicate thing. "
Opening
Map
Like
" Black jurors sit on juries every day and convict black people every day. "
Black
Sit
People
" I decided I wanted to be a lawyer when I was 11 years of age. "
Age
Lawyer
Legal
" If it doen't make sense, you should find for the defense. "
Find
Defense
Should
" If it doesn't fit, you must acquit. "
You
Fit
Must
" 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? "
Message
Lying
You
" I'm a big believer in the fact that life is about preparation, preparation, preparation. "
Life
Preparation
About
" 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. "
You
White
Talking
" In this room we're all here together, but there's probably a lot of different views, people sitting here thinking, I don't own any slaves, all the slaves are dead. Why am I responsible? My family were immigrants, too. "
Family
Together
Thinking
" I understand about this idea of terror and what it means to Americans and this idea that we can't just walk around free like we did; life has changed. "
Life
Just
Free
" Jurors want courtroom lawyers to have some compassion and be nice. "
Compassion
Want
Lawyers
" Money will determine whether the accused goes to prison or walks out of the courtroom a free man. "
Man
Money
Out
" 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. "
Lawyer
Years
Will
" Since the Puffy Combs case in New York, I will not try any more criminal cases. "
Try
New York
New
" 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. "
Judges
Children
Change
" We've got to be judged by how we do in times of crisis. "
Got
Crisis
Times
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