JOHNNIE COCHRAN

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.

If it doesn't fit, you must acquit.

I want to describe myself, not be described by others.

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.

In this room we're all here together, but there's probably a lot of different views, people sitting here thinking, I don't own any slaves, all the slaves are dead. Why am I responsible? My family were immigrants, too.

If you commit perjury in a so-called first-degree murder case, and you're caught red-handed for the entire world to see, and you get only a $200 fine, what kind of message does that send about lying in our courts?

Jurors want courtroom lawyers to have some compassion and be nice.

Black jurors sit on juries every day and convict black people every day.

Money will determine whether the accused goes to prison or walks out of the courtroom a free man.

Money will determine whether the accused goes to prison or walks out of the courtroom a free man.

We've got to be judged by how we do in times of crisis.

I'm a big believer in the fact that life is about preparation, preparation, preparation.

If it doen't make sense, you should find for the defense.

If it doesn't fit, you must acquit.

In this room we're all here together, but there's probably a lot of different views, people sitting here thinking, I don't own any slaves, all the slaves are dead. Why am I responsible? My family were immigrants, too.

Since the Puffy Combs case in New York, I will not try any more criminal cases.

Jurors want courtroom lawyers to have some compassion and be nice.

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.

An opening statement is like a guide or a road map. It's a very delicate thing.

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.

If you commit perjury in a so-called first-degree murder case, and you're caught red-handed for the entire world to see, and you get only a $200 fine, what kind of message does that send about lying in our courts?

Black jurors sit on juries every day and convict black people every day.

I decided I wanted to be a lawyer when I was 11 years of age.

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.

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.

I want to describe myself, not be described by others.