Murder in the First

"When you try to win, sometimes you lose sight of the goal."

"I got nothin. I got nobody. I dont need a lawyer, I need a friend."

"The definition of rehabilitate: To restore to a state of physical, mental, and moral health through treatment and training."

"Unlike many men who lived long after, Henri Young did not die in vain. In the end he was not afraid. He lived and he died in triumph. If only we could all do that."

"Action: I won. Reaction: you cant never take that away from me."

"Some men are broken by the laws that they break, unable to resist the forces that are pulling them down. Other men live by the rules that society sets down. Youre not one of them."

"Charles Dickens once said that solitary confinement was inhumane. Seven months later, the Supreme Court agreed. As a a result of the facts brought out in the trail of The People vs. Young, the dungeons of Alcatraz were closed forever. Associate warden Glenn was brought up on charges of mistreatment. He was found guilty. He would never work in the penal system again. I remained in private practice. I also became a baseball fan. You did it, Henri!"

"Judge Clawson: I do not need you to tell me what is, or is not okay. In this courtroom, I am the one who decides what is, or is not okay. Okay?"

"Blanche, Hooker: Honey, youre gonna have to get it up first. Its like trying to stick an oyster into a slot machine."