Robert Rinder Quotes

When you're thrust into litigation, you obviously have to make sure you're prepared to deal with that.

One of the great things about journalism, at its best I mean, is its forensic, investigative truth seeking instincts.

A lawyer should have her facts straight.

Working together, they will dig out the truth and nothing but the truth about what happened in '99, to assign responsibility, and to look at the institutional failings.

I was originally going to be a lawyer, and the only thing I remember from the art of cross-examination is - you can see this one coming up Sixth Avenue - never ask a question the answer to which you do not know.

If you don't have the smoking gun, then it's pointless to hector interviewees. Because you just shut people up instead of opening them up.

I'm an old trial lawyer.

I made a habit always to hear the Indians; and although they very often lie to me, I do not show them any displeasure for it, for I do not believe them and I do not decide anything until I have found out the truth.

Seeking of the truth should be not only part of the Justice Department and part of our judicial system, but also should be... a goal of reporters today.

I can't establish the veracity of what people say because only they know whether they are telling the truth. I can't look into your mind, can I?

The long, forensic interview really matters.

I wasn't ever advised by Scott Sullivan of anything ever being wrong.

The facts are always friendly, every bit of evidence one can acquire, in any area, leads one that much closer to what is true.

It takes a long time to learn that a courtroom is the last place in the world for learning the truth.

One of the local reporters assured me Garrison would put in an appearance for the cross-examination, but as the courtroom settled down and the rear doors were closed, there was no sign of him.

I have never worked on interrogation; I have never seen an interrogation, and I have only a passing knowledge of the literature on interrogation. With that qualification, my opinion is that the point of interrogation is to get at the truth, not to get at what the interrogator wants to hear.

Bill Astor knew these papers were missing. Stephen showed his hand in October.

Imagine being 30 years old, thinking you were a media titan, and now you are labeled a 'scam artist.'

Believe me, although I really like the show, the reality of Philly Homicide is nothing like CBS's 'Cold Case.'

Our job is to get as close to the verified truth as is possible.

Life as a barrister never was terribly real to me, and courtrooms were always a place of fantasy to me. They had nothing to do with discovering the truth, really, of course.

Your job as a trial attorney is to try to convey to the jury the essence of the people you represent.

I will be the defence lawyer of the Italian people.

Of course, I'm not saying that news interviews can't be adversarial. Sometimes, you have to be nasty Columbo or we'd never get to the truth.

Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector.