John Mortimer
John Mortimer
Sir John Clifford Mortimer, CBE, QC was an English barrister, dramatist, screenwriter, and author...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth21 April 1923
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No brilliance is required in law, just common sense and relatively clean fingernails.
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Never shake hands with colleagues in court; the customers think you're making deals.
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I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and dread at the fearful magic of print.
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The law seems like a sort of maze through which a client must be led to safety, a collection of reefs, rocks, and underwater hazards through which he or she must be piloted.
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No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger nails.
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Attack the medical evidence. Remember the jury's full of rheumatism and arthritis and shocking gastric troubles. They love to see a medical man put through it.
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I think it will bring together a few facets of the running community that weren't linked, ... Starting off with the mile and going up to the long distances, it could potentially link both ends of the spectrum.
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She's certainly not a flash in the pan. She was highly recruited out of high school and went on to have a fantastic career at Kansas State, where she was a 12-time All-American.
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should recognize the true importance of a single moment in time, the instant when you are fully and completely alive.
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There are a lot of sacrifices involved in running and it can certainly be difficult at times,
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Where There's a Will: Thoughts on the Good Life.
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There is no pleasure worth forgoing just for an extra three years in the geriatric ward.
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He had his eyes open. We knew he was alive. He knew I was there.
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Children can spot pomposity, insincerity and self-regard a mile off and are the best possible antidote to such diseases.