Zitat des Tages von Johnnie Cochran:
I decided I wanted to be a lawyer when I was 11 years of age.
We've got to be judged by how we do in times of crisis.
I understand about this idea of terror and what it means to Americans and this idea that we can't just walk around free like we did; life has changed.
If it doesn't fit, you must acquit.
Black jurors sit on juries every day and convict black people every day.
On January 10, 1963, I was sworn in as a lawyer, so next January 10 I will have practiced law for 40 years, and I've loved every minute of it.
The president appoints the judges. Your lives and your children's lives can change by all of these appellate court judges who will be appointed who will reinterpret laws, and things can change.
Money will determine whether the accused goes to prison or walks out of the courtroom a free man.
I'm a big believer in the fact that life is about preparation, preparation, preparation.
Jurors want courtroom lawyers to have some compassion and be nice.
I'm from the South, where if you walk down the street and there's somebody behind you talking with a Southern accent, you can't tell whether it's a black or a white person.