If you start comparing my practice of law to what I could have been - selling bananas - you'll know why I gave money to the University of Texas.

More Quotes by Joe Jamail

Your attitude will go a long way in determining your success, your recognition, your reputation and your enjoyment in being a lawyer.

I was taught that a lawyer was supposed to be a custodian of the community's legal and ethical sense.

For every dollar we have given to athletics, we have given about 27 to higher education or medical research.

Medical research is needed, and I just saw there was a need for help that the government - state or federal - was not spending the taxpayers' money on helping people get through college.

When I walk into a courtroom, I feel like I'm home.

For me, being a lawyer means to help those in need.