"Most of what needs to be changed in the euro zone can be done without treaty changes. The demand for treaty change is as political as it is legal and I don't think it's going to happen soon."
"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"The British political system and the whole clapped out Westminster architecture, and the language that we use about politics, it's completely unsustainable. You either decide to be part of that transition to do something different. Or you cling to old certainties."
"Liberalism is a really old British tradition and it has a completely different attitude towards the individual and the relationship between the individual and the state than the collectivist response of Labour, and particularly Old Labour, does."
"I don't want to clip on the armour every morning. I've seen some politicians do this and they get a bit mangled and bitter. I just refuse to do that. I refuse to be angry or bitter or complain, and I remain open. I may sometimes be a bit too open but I'm not going to change that one bit."
"Most of what needs to be changed in the euro zone can be done without treaty changes. The demand for treaty change is as political as it is legal and I don't think it's going to happen soon."
"I am quite strict as a dad but I don't want to be censorious."