Johnnie Cochran Quotes

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

Johnnie Cochran

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: lawyer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 2, 1937 - March 29, 2005

Topics

MoneyManFreePrisonWillOut

I wrote 'Science For Her!' because I found normal, manly science textbooks to be too intense for my small size-0 brain, and I found normal science textbooks to have covers too heavy for my dainty size-0/size-2-with-bloat hands.

Megan Amram

ScienceBrainSmallHandsHerHeavy

I've always been called 'Suki,' but my actual first name is Alice.

Suki Waterhouse

NameFirstAlwaysBeenActualAlice

It just so happened that for most of my life I've lived in the suburbs.

Tom Perrotta

LifeMy LifeLivedJustHappened

I used to start at about 10 at night and work until early morning. My preferred way to work is to start in the early afternoon and work until about 3, go do errands, have dinner, and then write for a few more hours in the evening.

Mary Gaitskill

WorkMorningDinnerNightStartGo

The thing about democracy, beloveds, is that it is not neat, orderly, or quiet. It requires a certain relish for confusion.

Molly Ivins

DemocracyQuietConfusionOrderly

With athletes, it's never fully understood the level to which we push ourselves. Especially in an endurance sport.

Clara Hughes

PushEnduranceNeverLevelOurselves

To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.

Winston Churchill

DaySlowBuildSingleYearsTask

I don't think I've worked with anyone where I haven't seen some progress. Now sometimes you can't take someone where they want to go, not all the way, and sometimes you stop, and they do it or don't do it on their own thereafter.

Philip Schultz

ProgressThinkSomeoneYouStopGo

Perhaps more than English or history, STEM subjects require an enormous amount of foundational learning before students can become competent.

Priyamvada Natarajan

LearningHistoryBecomeMoreEnglish

A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.

Shakira

LearnKidEmptyStomachCannot

In 'Surprised by Grace: God's Relentless Pursuit of Rebels,' I retell the story of Jonah and show how Jonah was just as much in need of God's grace as the sailors and the Ninevites.

Tullian Tchividjian

GodGraceStoryRelentlessNeed

Rock stars get room keys, I get business cards.

Thomas Friedman

StarsBusinessCardsRockRoomGet

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