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Quotes About Court

There are many fine details in which the court gets lost, but in the end it reaches into some place where originally there was nothing and pulls enormous guilt out of it.
~ Franz Kafka
it's in the nature of this judicial system that one is condemned not only in innocence but also in ignorance.
~ Franz Kafka
There's no way at all that you can defend yourself against this Court, you have to admit your guilt. Make a full confession as soon as you can
~ Franz Kafka
It seems like I'm overly concerned to place the information officer in a good light, the young woman said softly in K.'s ear, as they approached the hallway, but believe me, what I say is true. He's not hard-hearted. It's not his duty to accompany sick parties out and yet he does, as you can see. Perhaps none of us is hard-hearted, perhaps we'd all like to help, but as court officials it can easily appear that we're heard-hearted and don't want to help anyone. That really bothers me.
~ Franz Kafka
Ali svi se slažu u tome da se ne podižu lakomislene optužbe i da se sud, kad jedanput nekog optuži i kad je uvjeren u krivicu optuženog, vrlo teÅ¡ko može razuvjeriti. »TeÅ¡ko?« upita slikar i diže ruku uvis. »Sud se nikada ne mo?e razuvjeriti. Kad bih ovdje na platnu naslikao sve sudije redom i kad biste se Vi pred tim platnom branili imali biste viÅ¡e uspjeha nego pred pravim sudom« »
~ Franz Kafka
Mahkeme, inanc?ndan asla döndürülemez. Burada bir tuvale yan yana bütün yarg?çlar?n resmini yapsam ve siz de kendinizi bu tuvale savunsan?z, gerçek bir mahkeme önündekine oranla daha çok ÅŸans?n?z olur.
~ Franz Kafka
The honorable William Penn, late governor of Pennsylvania, was chosen agent to the Court of Britain, and directed to deliver the petition to the King himself and to endeavor by his personal influence to procure a favorable reception to this last address.
~ Mercy Otis Warren
I clerked for a judge, William Norris, on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals right after law school and then for Justice O'Connor the next year.
~ James Forman, Jr.
I'm excited to be on the same court as Kevin Garnett and Deron Williams.
~ Bojan Bogdanovic
I think that one of the most fundamental responsibilities is to give testimony in a court of law, to give it honestly and willingly.
~ Adlai Stevenson I
For me, Wimbledon is such a special tournament. I feel at home when I play there, and the grass is perfect.
~ Heather Watson
I say you must not win an unjust case by oaths.
~ Aeschylus
As a rule lawyers tend to want to do whatever they can to win.
~ Bill Williams
Nothing is so unproductive as the law. It is expensive whether you win or lose.
~ Gilbert Parker
When Enron collapsed, through court processes, thousands and thousands of emails came out that were internal, and it provided a window into how the whole company was managed. It was all the little decisions that supported the flagrant violations.
~ Julian Assange
I could see flames from the windows of my chambers. For the next three or four days we had major rioting here in Washington and I stayed at the court day and night.
~ Harold H. Greene
I try to be the most versatile player on the court. If that means being a four and posting up, I'll do that. If it means playing on the wing, I can do that too.
~ Zion Williamson
A trial is not a search for truth. It is a contest and, often, one that produces no winners.
~ Andrew Vachss
I have a pretty good record of winning in court.
~ Jan Brewer
I think that it is important for people to understand that whether a good-guy or a bad-guy wins a case is less important than what the law is that the case results in.
~ Floyd Abrams
The Court has long held that the Constitution protects certain fundamental rights that are not explicitly enumerated in the Constitution's text, while at the same time emphasizing that courts must proceed with great caution in recognizing such rights.
~ Paul Watford
The history of the world is the world's court of justice.
~ Friedrich Schiller
In the real world, some defense lawyers never have an innocent client in their whole career.
~ Michael Connelly
All rise! The Honorable John Bestover White presiding.
~ Robyn Carr