Quotes by John Grisham

About John Grisham:

John Ray Grisham, Jr. is an American lawyer, politician, and author, best known for his popular legal thrillers. His books have been translated into 42 languages.
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That's sounds right. Another $5,000 went to dress up the Little League park where he had played so many games. Seems like he paid off the MORTAGE on his parents' home, which wasn't that much.

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The theory was simple: If a man had enough sense to accumulate a bunch of cash, then he would certainly make a worthy U.S senator.

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You need some coffee, don't you?" "Yes, I've only had a gallon.

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Good God, Keith." "Yes, I've talked to Him too and I'm still waiting on his Guidance...

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[you’ll acquire] A certain amount of cynicism. This business works on you. When you were in law school you had some noble idea what a lawyer should be. A champion of individual rights; a defender of the Constitution; a guardian of the oppressed; an...

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The president had shifted to the 'we' mode now, something he invariably did when a potentially unpopular decision was at hand. For the easy ones, it was always 'I.' When he needed a crutch, and especially when he would need someone to blame, he opene...

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No star fades faster than that of a high school athlete.

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Ms Finney shared an office on the third floor with several other court reporters. Their software system was called Veritas. Theo had hacked into it before when he had been curious about something that happened in court. It was not a secure system bec...

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Life is short..Live to the fullest..

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Don't compromise yourself - you're all you have.

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Some people have more guts than brains.

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I am motivated by thoughts of my sorrowful little client and the screwing that he got. I'm the only lawyer Donny Ray has, and it will take much more than paper to slow me down.

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life is too short to despise people who simply can't help what they've done.

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We cuss them because we're not good enough for them. We hate them because they wouldn't look at us, couldn't be bothered to give us an interview. I guess there's a Trent & Brent in every city, in every field. I didn't make it and I don't belong, so I...

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There are few things in life worse than a long-winded lawyer.

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Because I was single, there was a chance I was a homosexual. Because I went to Syracuse, wherever that was, then I was probably a Communist. Or worse, a Liberal. Because I was from Memphis, I was a subversive intent on embarrassing Ford County.

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love yourself,.,.,.,for the sake of your better future

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When you have no future, you live in the past.

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Life on the run was filled with dreams, some at night during sleep, real dreams, and some when the mind was awake but drifting. Most were terrifying, the nightmares of the shadows growing bolder and larger. Others were pleasant wishes of a rosy futur...

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... answered his knock with a smile, a short one forced through because she was at heart a warm person, not given to the dark mood swings which now plagued her.

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Author Bio

  • NameJohn Grisham
  • DescriptionAmerican lawyer, politician, and author
  • AliasesJohn Ray Grisham, Jr.
  • BornFebruary 8, 1955
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Lawyer; Novelist; Politician
  • AwardsHelmerich Award; Library Of Congress Prize For American Fiction