Joe Jamail Quotes
I happen to have a giant ego, an admission that will not shock my close friends or critics. I am not uncomfortable in saying that because the ego of a man often gets great things done.
Joe Jamail
American attorney
I think Wallace Hall is an imbecile.
Joe Jamail
American attorney
I don't want corporate America to think they can continue their duplicitous double-dealing.
Joe Jamail
American attorney
We've got some real greedy hogs who own no interest in the company they're running, whose sole interest is in whatever it takes to be able to get to the point to fly out on their golden parachute and milk the shareholder and take risks that they shouldn't take.
Joe Jamail
American attorney
I don't think I'm a good ol' boy. Honestly, the last thing I am is a redneck. I like silk sheets, fancy cars, beautiful women, good whiskey.
Joe Jamail
American attorney
Any good trial lawyer knows that if you've got one credible expert or scientific study, then you can let the jury decide.
Joe Jamail
American attorney
I love the system. Let me tell you why. People love it... The people, by and large, have great respect for our law and our system... Why do you think they go to that courthouse instead of killing each other in the streets, taking the law into their own hands?
Joe Jamail
American attorney
We've got some well-run corporations by some well-intended people who do it right.
Joe Jamail
American attorney
I don't think the trial practice is dead. But it is very ill. There are some days you could throw a hand grenade down the hall of the Harris County Courthouse and not hit anybody.
Joe Jamail
American attorney
I spent a year at Southwestern Louisiana Institute, then transferred back to the University of Texas, where I majored in English and history.
Joe Jamail
American attorney
I think I'm doing some good. Obviously, I don't need any more money.
Joe Jamail
American attorney
It's not a bad thing fighting for equality and helping the poor. It's not a bad thing to have on your professional tombstone: 'He believed in equality and he helped the poor.'
Joe Jamail
American attorney
The trick is to learn to contain one's ego, not conceal it.
Joe Jamail
American attorney
If you are not emotionally involved, your client is not getting your best effort.
Joe Jamail
American attorney
The Depression did more to me than being a little Lebanese kid did.
Joe Jamail
American attorney
Do you know what the root of mediation is? Mediocrity!
Joe Jamail
American attorney
For me, being a lawyer means to help those in need.
Joe Jamail
American attorney
Medical research is needed, and I just saw there was a need for help that the government - state or federal - was not spending the taxpayers' money on helping people get through college.
Joe Jamail
American attorney
If you start comparing my practice of law to what I could have been - selling bananas - you'll know why I gave money to the University of Texas.
Joe Jamail
American attorney
The money doesn't really matter. I've been a multi-millionaire for a long time. My sons are rich.
Joe Jamail
American attorney
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