"The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business."

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Source : Clarence Darrow (2015). “The Story of My Life”, p.84, Lulu.com

Clarence Darrow

#Trust Quotes #Law Quotes #Doe Quotes

“I was working at the store on the Sony studios in Culver City. And I was literally holding a shirt when they came in and told me I'd got the part! It just shows dreams do come true.”
“I hate The Police so much I'd probably assassinate Sting, My System of a Down Rages Against the Machine. Tie you up in a Slipknot and hold Alice In Chains inside her dreams.”
“I don't like the fact that most black people or black comedians have to present themselves in a flamboyant way. It's good if you can do that, but I don't like to think that's the way all black comedians are. I'm not that type.”
“The weird, weird thing about devastating loss is that life actually goes on. When you're faced with a tragedy, a loss so huge that you have no idea how you can live through it, somehow, the world keeps turning, the seconds keep ticking.”
“If masturbation is a crime then I should be on death row.”
“So for years I kept mum about my passion for needle arts.”
“Writing is a job: you must show up.”
“A star on earth - a star in heaven.”

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