Quotes About Ethics

she wondered if justice was possible in a world full of profoundly evil and damaged human beings, in a veritable universe of damage.

Can you imagine what it's like to be a legal malpractice lawyer? The clients are the worst! They're all lawyers!

if you ask me, law leads to order, not necessarily justice.

The way it works in real life is that guilt is proportionate. In other words, there are degrees of guilt.

Lisa Scottoline

Lisa Scottoline

History taught that the cover-up was always worse than the crime.

Lawyers can't lie, officially. Only Congress.

Let me frame the issue for you—does the active sex life of an unmarried federal judge qualify as impeachable conduct within the meaning of Article III of the U.S. Constitution?

Lisa Scottoline

There's not many lawyers who could kill a cop, then kick ass in court the next day.

Lisa Scottoline

She always tried to be professional, but she'd been so professional that she'd almost killed someone.

Lisa Scottoline

Lisa Scottoline

No matter what you're feeling or how desperate you become, always take a moral position. If you do that, God will watch over you.

The Four Virtues--virtue, demeanor, speech, and work.

What is the difference between justice and revenge? he asked. ... Revenge seeks chaos, he said. Justice seeks balance. That's the difference.

Why did people think that was okay, to kill something and stick its head on your wall?

Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster." —Friedrich Nietzsche

He didn't respect or even understand that other people had boundaries and only bullies pushed through them.

Gordon could ignore his conscience, but he could not disregard the Almighty.

To some extent. Men want to think the best of women, especially if they're attractive. Isn't there some truth in that? That we attribute moral goodness to attractive people? And to those who present themselves as victims? Natalie

You can't make people stop loving each other just because a law says it's wrong," I said.