Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" My grandfather wanted to remind us that freedom of expression is the fundamental ingredient for democracy, and all the rest is detail. It is the scaffolding around which every other freedom is based. "

Robert Rinder

Freedom

Rest

Democracy

Related Quotes:

" When somebody teaches you to love something, you never forget that! It's such a generous thing to do. "

" Learning about crime in great detail forces us to ask ourselves how it happened, how the victims and perpetrators got to that point, how the law works, how the police force functions. "

" From time to time, I definitely look witheringly, which is why I'm well known. "

" Anyone who's been in my court knows my maxim: 'If you make them, you pay for them!' "

" Would it be a big step forward for the LGBTQI community if there were same-sex couples on 'Strictly?' Do me a favour. Some things ain't politics, and 'Strictly' is one of them. "

Robert Rinder

Forward

Community

" I do get stopped in the street, and people are always, without exception, really polite. I think it's because they think I can send them to prison. "

" As efficiently as our phones connect us to one another, and as much as we take advantage of that, we must remember that they have the power to alienate us, too. "

" Above all else, look around to employ the best talent you possibly can. "

" Discounting the ineffably repetitive homophobic barbs that I receive most days, Twitter trolls' most common gripe against me appears to be that I am 'posh.' Contrary to their unshakeable view, I was not born into the upstairs world. "

Robert Rinder

View

I Am

" It is extremely hard to bring a claim for compensation against the police or the Crown Prosecution Service, even when a person has been charged with an offence and later cleared. "

" I was an appalling person to teach. At 14, I was pretty advanced. I would read all the books in a few minutes, and I was bored. It must have been awful for a teacher to have a bright boy who's giving them his undivided indifference. "

" There are plenty of organisations making a real difference to the lives of gay people around the country that do need our help, so why undermine the wonder of 'Strictly' by politicising it? "

" I'm very much into Barry's Boot Camp... it's the real deal. "

" If you are a politician who styles yourself as a model of family virtue but are having a secret affair, you have no right to expect it to remain secret. "

" I realise I'm known for doing big, very serious cases, but fundamentally, any lawyer will tell you that even the most complex trials come down to the same questions. Are people telling porky pies? Are bank accounts dodgy? Is someone trying to get one over on you? It's my job to listen and then decide. "

" Ultimately, whenever you have a new opportunity, do it with gusto and fun and be wholly indifferent to what other people think. "

" There is a balance between mindful that you don't upset anyone, yet maintaining an authenticity that is not wrapped up in the minutiae of people's judgments of you. "

" I give celebrity my undivided indifference. Now that it's here, there's absolutely nothing wrong with it. And people who complain about celebrity and any kind of privilege are, all of them, whinging morons, and they should keep their first-world problems to themselves. I feel very strongly about that. "

" I think with 'Strictly,' people don't want you to do badly. They're willing you to do well. "

" Is it exploitative to get the victim of an unimaginably horrific crime to talk on my show 'Crime Stories?' No, it's crucial. "

" No matter how excluded you have become from Christmas, it is a genuinely inclusive matter; frankly, you are conscripted into it. "

" In theory, I absolutely love to work from home, in all its warmth and comfort, but have reluctantly been forced to confess that it's a total failure. "

" I used to deal with high-profile criminal cases that were covered extensively in the media, and one of the things I quickly appreciated was there was a gulf between what really took place in the middle of a case, the impact on victims, the effect on the police and how they solved crimes, and the way it was reported. "

" The reality is that when you're a barrister, you're trained, and you've got ethical structures. You've got to follow the evidence, and that's that. "

" Youthful beauty is a poor indicator of long-term appeal in a man. "

" You can separate the church and state all you like, but Christmas is inescapable, and it's marvellous, and it's not going away. "

Robert Rinder

Christmas

You

" London and its people are famed for their incredible indifference to one another, but it's actually a charade that requires some effort to maintain. "

" It is difficult to ever think about your loved one having suffered. "

" I like people to be authentic, thoughtful, and honest. "

" If the press is to be free, the state has no role in regulating what is published. "