96 Quotes by Gerry Spence

Crawling into the skin of the other (empathy). ‘It must be hard to …’ 176

_It must have been_ are magical words that say to the _Other_, ‘I understand how it was.’ 68

Who can we cast into the role of the villain? _Circumstance_ is the villain, is it not? 208

Use simple words, words that _create pictures_ and _action_ and that _generate feeling._ 104

I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.

The function of the law is not to provide justice or to preserve freedom. The function of the law is to keep those who hold power, in power.

Government is operated by deeply embedded, hopelessly entangled bureaus where nothing is accomplished because the function of the bureau is to intercept every living idea and smother it.

What the insurance companies have done is to reverse the business so that the public at large insures the insurance companies.

Is there anyone I wouldn't take as a client? Well, I'd never represent a banker.