Law School Quotes

I come from a modest background. I put myself through college and law school and a postdoctorate program in tax law.

I chose to go to law school because I thought that someday, somehow I'd make a difference.

Very few, if any, first-generation black or white or Asian kids will pursue a Ph.D. They'll pursue the professions for economic security. Many will go to law school and/or business school.

When I started law school I was shocked to learn that our legal system traditionally had the man as the head and master of the family. As late as the '70s and '80s when we were fighting for the Equal Rights Amendment, states like Louisiana still had a head and master law.

After leaving law school, I intentionally said that I never wanted to hold a job more than six years.