I use the rules to frustrate the law. But I didn't set up the ground rules.

- F. Lee Bailey

Fear is something you have to throw into a corner. Constantly. Because it never goes away.

- F. Lee Bailey

Among the rednecks of America, which there are many more than people seem to realize, it was terribly damaging. I got blamed for O.J.'s acquittal.

- F. Lee Bailey

The memory of the American public is about six weeks.

- F. Lee Bailey

Can any of you seriously say the Bill of Rights could get through Congress today? It wouldn't even get out of committee.

- F. Lee Bailey

The public regards lawyers with great distrust. They think lawyers are smarter than the average guy but use their intelligence deviously. Well, they'…

- F. Lee Bailey

In America, an acquittal doesn't mean you're innocent, it means you beat the rap. My clients lose even when they win.

- F. Lee Bailey

My experience is, people who retire die sooner than they should have.

- F. Lee Bailey

Each lawyer makes somebody unhappy either by beating him, embarrassing him or tying him in knots.

- F. Lee Bailey