29 Quotes by F. Lee Bailey

The legal profession is a business with a tremendous collection of egos. Few people who are not strong egotistically gravitate to it.

My experience is, people who retire die sooner than they should have.

Most people think that 'I don't recall' is a clever answer. But it isn't that clever. You might not recall that you had bacon and eggs for breakfast- but if you killed your mother, you'll remember it.

I have never seen a major trial which lacked significant perjury, and I have yet to see that perjury punished.

Each lawyer makes somebody unhappy either by beating him, embarrassing him or tying him in knots.

A person in the business of defending criminal cases is going to live in controversy all of his or her life.

In America, an acquittal doesn’t mean you’re innocent, it means you beat the rap. My clients lose even when they win.

The public regards lawyers with great distrust. They think lawyers are smarter than the average guy but use their intelligence deviously. Well, they’re wrong. Usually they are not smarter.

If I’m offered a good case in Florida or a good case somewhere else, South Florida will win every time.