A beautiful lady is an accident of nature. A beautiful old lady is a work of art.

— Louis Nizer

I know of no higher fortitude than stubbornness in the face of overwhelming odds.

— Louis Nizer

In cross-examination as in fishing nothing is more ungainly than a fisherman pulled into the water by his catch.

— Louis Nizer

When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself.

— Louis Nizer

Words of comfort, skillfully administered, are the oldest therapy known to man.

— Louis Nizer

Yes, there's such a thing as luck in trial law, but it only comes at 3 o'clock in the morning. You'll still find me in the library looking for luck at 3 o'clock in the morning.

— Louis Nizer