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"To have the opportunity to lead the Solicitor General's office is the honor of a lifetime. As you know, this is an office with a long and rich tradition, not only of extraordinary legal skill but also of extraordinary professionalism and integrity. That is due, in large measure, to the people who have led it."

Elena Kagan on Legal

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• "I busted a mirror and got seven years bad luck, but my lawyer thinks he can get me five."

  Steven Wright on Legal

• "Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery."

  Calvin Coolidge on Legal

• "A successful lawsuit is the one worn by a policeman."

  Robert Frost on Legal

• "Make crime pay. Become a lawyer."

  Will Rogers on Legal

• "Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens."

  Plato on Legal

More quotes by Elena Kagan

• "It was a very cool thing to be a smart girl, as opposed to some other, different kind. And I think that made a great deal of difference to me growing up and in my life afterward."

• "In fact, corporate and union moneys go overwhelmingly to incumbents, so limiting that money, as Congress did in the campaign finance law, may be the single most self-denying thing that Congress has ever done."

• "I've led a school whose faculty and students examine and discuss and debate every aspect of our law and legal system. And what I've learned most is that no one has a monopoly on truth or wisdom. I've learned that we make progress by listening to each other, across every apparent political or ideological divide."

• "When the Senate ceases to engage nominees in meaningful discussion of legal issues, the confirmation process takes on an air of vacuity and farce, and the Senate becomes incapable of either properly evaluating nominees or appropriately educating the public."

• "I've led a school whose faculty and students examine and discuss and debate every aspect of our law and legal system. And what I've learned most is that no one has a monopoly on truth or wisdom. I've learned that we make progress by listening to each other, across every apparent political or ideological divide."