Quotes of Johnnie Cochran - somelinesforyou

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

- Johnnie Cochran

“ Nobody has had the courage to say this is wrong. You are empowered to say this is wrong... Stop this cover-up! Stop this cover-up! ”

- Johnnie Cochran

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

- Johnnie Cochran

“ I not here to say that every African-American descendent of slaves should receive 40 acres and, I guess now, a SUV. That should not happen. But there should be some compensation for those who are bottom-stuck by virtue of people who have been enslaved and then second-class citizens have had to go through. ”

- Johnnie Cochran

“ What he's doing is violating attorney-client privilege in this whole situation and I'm not sure he fully understands or comprehends the import of what he's doing. ”

- Johnnie Cochran

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

- Johnnie Cochran

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

- Johnnie Cochran

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

- Johnnie Cochran

“ I not here to say that every African-American descendent of slaves should receive 40 acres and, I guess now, a SUV. That should not happen. But there should be some compensation for those who are bottom-stuck by virtue of people who have been enslaved and then second-class citizens have had to go through. ”

- Johnnie Cochran

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

- Johnnie Cochran

“ Judge, the tapes are sickening, and you know...I don't know so much about conflict, but there is certain parts about Lt. York that I tell you what the real problem may be, even more than this, and this is a very delicate issue and I don't want to talk about this out here… ”

- Johnnie Cochran

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

- Johnnie Cochran

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

- Johnnie Cochran

“ 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. ”

- Johnnie Cochran

“ When I first started practicing law in the 1960s, no person had ever won a case against the City of Los Angeles for violation of their civil rights. There came a time when I felt morally I just could not try these cases anymore. I then left the office and my time in private practice has been interesting to say the least. ”

- Johnnie Cochran

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

- 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. ”

- Johnnie Cochran

“ We proved that the most important evidence against O.J. Simpson had supposedly been found in unusual places by a thoroughly racist LAPD detective-a detective who had been caught on audiotapes made years earlier admitting the LAPD planted evidence-a detective who for some unknown reason had been present in places he had no legitimate reason to be. ”

- Johnnie Cochran

“ These were tragic deaths. I think that people don't understand that we, on the defense, felt that very strongly also. ”

- Johnnie Cochran

“ If it doesn't fit, you must acquit. ”

- Johnnie Cochran

“ We proved that the most important evidence against O.J. Simpson had supposedly been found in unusual places by a thoroughly racist LAPD detective-a detective who had been caught on audiotapes made years earlier admitting the LAPD planted evidence-a detective who for some unknown reason had been present in places he had no legitimate reason to be. ”

- Johnnie Cochran

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

- Johnnie Cochran

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

- Johnnie Cochran

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

- Johnnie Cochran

“ 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. ”

- Johnnie Cochran

“ 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. ”

- Johnnie Cochran

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

- Johnnie Cochran

“ I not here to say that every African-American descendent of slaves should receive 40 acres and, I guess now, a SUV. That should not happen. But there should be some compensation for those who are bottom-stuck by virtue of people who have been enslaved and then second-class citizens have had to go through. ”

- Johnnie Cochran

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

- 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. ”

- Johnnie Cochran
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