I win virtually every case I should win, and I win a number of cases that people think I shouldn't. David Boies More Quotes by David Boies More Quotes From David Boies We're now segregating our schools based on economics; we're segregating our schools based on where a child's parents live. And it has the same corrosive effect of destroying people's opportunity as racial segregation did. David Boies parentschildopportunitypeople Unlike people of my generation, my children and my grandchildren have grown up living with, knowing, people who were outwardly gay and lesbian. And they have learned that they're just like us... And when you see that they're just like us, the rationale for discrimination melts away. David Boies yougaychildrenpeople While I agree completely that attracting good teachers is difficult, and we need to spend more time doing that - in part by paying them more money - I don't think there's any evidence for the idea that somehow tenure attracts good teachers. In fact, I think the evidence is to the contrary. David Boies teachersgoodmoneytime Once I take a case, I'm stuck with it. David Boies caseoncetakestuck We're lawyers. We present the arguments, and the court sorts out the merits. David Boies presentlawyersoutcourt You wouldn't go to a hospital, you wouldn't go to a law firm where the doctors and lawyers were not retained on merit: where they all had tenure regardless of competence. Parents feel the same way about schools that they send their children to. David Boies parentsyoulawchildren A trial is a powerful vehicle to explain things. It is the most time that anybody spends really thinking about one thing. Unless you are the analyst on the National Security staff that's assigned to monitor Putin, and that's all you do, day in and day out, very few people ever spend the time on a single subject that is spent during trial. David Boies dayyoutimepeople I don't really believe in moral victories. You can have them when you're dealing with public opinion, but in litigation, you want to win the case. I want to win. David Boies winyouopinionbelieve It's a matter of priorities. Do you want to win, or would you like to sleep? Do you want to win, or would you like to take a day off? David Boies daywinyousleep Most people are balancing 10 or 20 priorities. I have two. My family and my work. David Boies prioritiesfamilyworkpeople We must bring the rule of law to its full fruition in the United States, and when we do, we will have achieved the goals and rhetoric of our Founding Fathers. David Boies goalswillrule-of-lawlaw It is human nature to favor individuals and institutions who we know or for whom we feel responsible. David Boies feelknowhuman-naturenature
