Alan Dershowitz Quotes

I think that lawyers are terrible at admitting that they're wrong. And not just admitting it; also realizing it. Most lawyers are very successful, and they think that because they're making money and people think well of them, they must be doing everything right.

Alan Dershowitz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: lawyer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 1, 1938

Topics

MoneyPeopleThinkMaking Money

I had a great grandmother who believed in so many strange superstitions. She used to tell the future from the things that catch on to the hem of your skirt when you've been sewing, and different colored threads would mean different things... Of course, all that influenced me quite a lot as a child.

Joanne Harris

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I've always toured solo acoustic.

Jewel

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I'm addicted to the deal, to the next thing. It's irresistible.

John Caudwell

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I think I'm happier, not just because of winning Grammys and selling records, but because it's really fulfilling to have all these things happen with something you love to do.

John Legend

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Teachers can go on cruises with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and anyone can spend the summer as a volunteer in a National Parks and even earn money doing it.

Matthew Lesko

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It's not all about becoming an NBA player; sometimes it's about becoming your best self and making the biggest impact you can make.

Metta World Peace

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If you had told me 28 years ago that the largest organization in the world touching the lives of gays and lesbians would be a church, I would not have believed you.

Troy Perry

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Employees who report receiving recognition and praise within the last seven days show increased productivity, get higher scores from customers, and have better safety records. They're just more engaged at work.

Tom Rath

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In my opinion, Spike Lee is a national cultural treasure - to the black community in particular but to America in general.

Ron Stallworth

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A novel that does not uncover a hitherto unknown segment of existence is immoral. Knowledge is the novel's only morality.

Milan Kundera

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I have my head screwed on right. I haven't been this way in a long time.

Liz Phair

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Of course the decision to commit British forces in Iraq was, for many MPs, a wrenching choice. However, our responsibility in the face of a growing ISIS threat is not to be paralysed by history, but to learn the correct lessons from it.

Douglas Alexander

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