Attorney General Bill

Famous quotes containing the words attorney, general and/or bill:

    “I always was of opinion that the placing a youth to study with an attorney was rather a prejudice than a help.... The only help a youth wants is to be directed what books to read, and in what order to read them.”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

    “Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.”
    —Ezra Pound (1885–1972)

    “It’s true I’ve got no shirts to wear;
    It’s true my butcher’s bill is due;
    It’s true my prospects all look blue—
    But don’t let that unsettle you:”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)