When I was in the Army, I read a book by Adlai Stevenson. He said law was as noble as saving a person's life. So at one point, I felt that way too.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
As a youngster, I had friends who became lawyers and doctors, and I was as idealistic as anybody. When I was in the Army, I read a book by Adlai Stevenson. He said law was as noble as saving a person's life. So at one point, I felt that way, too. But after a while, I said, 'Let me just finish the degree. I'm getting the G.I. Bill.'
There is nothing more noble than putting yourself in the line of fire to save a life.
I've become very fond of the law. I've always been an advocate for justice, which occasionally the law brings to light.
There is nothing nobler than risking your life for your country.
I write novels with a lawyer as the hero, no matter how oxymoronic that might sound.
In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.
If you look at Victorian England, being a soldier was considered a noble profession.
One of the reasons I love the law is because I was raised in family - my grandfather was a lawyer, but more importantly, my grandmother was his secretary. And she taught me that lawyers were some of the most civil, most courteous - and in those days, most courtly - people that she knew.
I think more important than law is the hearts of people.
The study of law left me unsatisfied, because I did not know the aspects of life which it serves. I perceived only the intricate mental juggling with fictions that did not interest me.