Fool Me Twice Quotes

“I've been ridiculed by silk-suited lawyers, jailed by ornery judges, and occasionally paid for services rendered. I never intended to be a hero, and I succeeded.”
― Paul Levine, Fool Me Twice

“the news is often accurate without being truthful.”
― Paul Levine, Fool Me Twice

“Rashomon,”
― Paul Levine, Fool Me Twice

“One general is wearing a bright red cape, and the other asks him why such an outfit on a day of battle. ‘Because, if I’m wounded, my troops won’t see the blood, and they’ll fight on.’ The first general thinks about it and calls to his aide, ‘Fritz, bring my brown trousers.”
― Paul Levine, Fool Me Twice

“he said “Miami” left the impression of Sodom-by-the-Sea.”
― Paul Levine, Fool Me Twice

“A prosecutor is a stolid carpenter who patiently hammers his wood into place as he builds a house, one board at a time. A defense lawyer is a nihilistic vandal who finds the support beam and pulls down the house before it’s complete.”
― Paul Levine, Fool Me Twice

“Reporters rely on what people tell them. A woman claims she was the lover of a president. The story is accurate, because she said it, but where’s the truth? A spokesman for the tobacco industry claims there’s no proven link between smoking and lung cancer. Religious fanatics ignore all science and maintain that the Earth is only six thousand years old. So rule number one, the news is filled with accurate lies.”
― Paul Levine, Fool Me Twice

“Did I want a lawyer? Hell no, I didn’t even want to be a lawyer.”
― Paul Levine, Fool Me Twice

“You know the three elements of every prosecution, don’t you?” “Sure. Perjury, coercion, and pure dumb luck.”
― Paul Levine, Fool Me Twice

“The question for the court is, should this boy be in Youth Hall, where he can learn some discipline and maybe get therapy from left-wing, pot-smoking county-payrolled, thumb-sucking shrinks, or should he be on the streets?”
― Paul Levine, Fool Me Twice

“Blinky couldn’t bench press a breadstick,”
― Paul Levine, Fool Me Twice

“Men generally don’t do any self-examining unless they get criticized by a woman first.”
― Paul Levine, Fool Me Twice

“Philosophers and poets may be truth seekers. Lawyers only want to win.”
― Paul Levine, Fool Me Twice

“I try to go through life doing the least damage possible. Having fun without hurting anyone, maybe doing a little good along the way, but without taking myself too seriously.”
― Paul Levine, Fool Me Twice