42 Quotes by Joe Jamail

We've got some well-run corporations by some well-intended people who do it right.

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.

We can still do good for others and do good for ourselves. I would wither and die, truthfully. I need to be somewhere where the light's on me.

You had to have a unanimous jury verdict, and one percent of contributory negligence barred all recovery. It was so satisfying to realize I could do it. And I'll tell you what motivated me: competitiveness. I was betting on me. That's what a contingent-fee lawyer does.

What did I know about lawyering? I just thought it was another way to stay in Austin for another three years.

Ever since I was a kid, I've known I could talk to people.

I spent a year at Southwestern Louisiana Institute, then transferred back to the University of Texas, where I majored in English and history.

I sent people to the penitentiary as fast as I could, never thinking about whether they deserved it.

The money doesn't really matter. I've been a multi-millionaire for a long time. My sons are rich.