Quotes by Johnnie Cochran

Johnnie Cochran

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

Delicate Things

Guides

Maps

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

Black

Jury

People

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

Age

Firefighter

Years

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

Describe Myself

Want

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

Facts

Life Is

Preparation

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.

Southern

Talking

White

If it does not fit, you must acquit.

Acquittal

Doe

Fit

If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit.

Advice

Justice

Memorable

If it doesn’t make sense, you must find for the defense.

Defense

Prison

Should

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?

Firsts

Lying

Messages

Follow The Behaviour University in order to get the greatest quotes from the greatest people of all time so that you can tap into your own greatness.

Acquittal

Advice

Age

Black

Change

Children

Compassion

Court Judges

Criminals

Crisis

Defense

Delicate Things

Describe Myself

Doe

Facts

Firefighter

Firsts

Fit

Guides

Judged

Jury

Justice

Law

Life Is

Lying

Maps

Memorable

Men

Messages

New York

Nice

People

Preparation

Prison

Should

Southern

Talking

Times Of Crisis

Trying

Walks

Want

White

Years

The Future Blueprint

Tool

The Home Therapist: Anti Anxiety

Tool

The Autobiography

Tool

The Behaviour Diary

Tool

The Dating Diary

Tool

The Relationship Therapist

Tool

Quotes by Johnnie Cochran

Johnnie Cochran

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

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 want to describe myself, not be described by others.

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

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.

If it does not fit, you must acquit.

If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit.

If it doesn’t make sense, you must find for the defense.

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?

Get Social with TBU

Topics by Johnnie Cochran

Popular Tools

The Future Blueprint

The Home Therapist: Anti Anxiety

The Autobiography

The Behaviour Diary

The Dating Diary

The Relationship Therapist

Menu

Menu