Sheldon Siegel > Quotes

“and Money.” Judge Tsang’s usually stoic bailiff smiled as he swore Archer in. Archer”
― Sheldon Siegel, Final Out

“At S&G, we call what he does creative tax planning. Out there in the real world, most people would say he helps his clients engage in varying degrees of tax fraud.”
― Sheldon Siegel, Special Circumstances

“me if you knew something, but you couldn’t”
― Sheldon Siegel, Judgment Day

“and Tommy. Not to my teachers. Not to Mom. And certainly not to Dad. My biggest”
― Sheldon Siegel, Criminal Intent

“With the benefit of age and parenthood, I’ve started to appreciate the fact that my father, Officer Thomas Daley Sr., was a complex man who saw the world in black and white. I’m a simple man who sees the world in shades of gray. There was plenty of room for both of us. Time has made me more forgiving of his real and perceived shortcomings. For”
― Sheldon Siegel, Judgment Day

“Fame and fortune are great, but a man’s most valued possession is his reputation.” — Pete Daley. Private Investigator Monthly.”
― Sheldon Siegel, The Confession

“Occasionally.” My record has been spotty since I left the priesthood almost twenty years ago. “Is this interrogation necessary?” “I’m in the business of saving souls and yours is at the top of my list. You’re a test case for the greatest challenge of my career.” “Which is?” “I’m trying to get my first lawyer into heaven.”
― Sheldon Siegel, The Confession

“Alcatraz Liquors is a small store where Sixth is intersected by”
― Sheldon Siegel, Final Verdict

“The perception is always more important than the truth.”
― Sheldon Siegel, The Confession

“I’ll do my best to keep an eye on everybody for as long as I can.”
― Sheldon Siegel, Incriminating Evidence

“So,” Rosie says, “is Leslie prepared to step up to the plate?” Not exactly. “She’s still weighing her options.” “She’s been doing that for weeks.” “She’s very methodical.” Rosie scowls. “She should have been able to figure it out by now. She’s stalling.” “It’s complicated.” “It isn’t that complicated. Life is all about dealing with complications. Anybody can handle the easy stuff.”
― Sheldon Siegel, Criminal Intent

“first person who’s”
― Sheldon Siegel, Hot Shot

“I didn’t. Forget it. And”
― Sheldon Siegel, Incriminating Evidence

“Like all good lawyers, Mort pretends he’s agreeing with her, while he’s actually disagreeing. It’s patronizing, but it works. “In general, Your Honor, that’s true. On the other hand, when a video has been tampered with as this one has, or there is a substantial likelihood that it could be taken out of context, it could be unfairly damaging evidence.”
― Sheldon Siegel, Special Circumstances

“Sometimes I miss the good old days when priests were stern taskmasters instead of aspiring stand-up comics. “What are my odds?” “Not good. I have to hold you to a higher standard because you used to be one of us.” “There’s a sliding scale for sin?” “Yes.” “That rule wasn’t in effect when I was a priest.” “It is now.” He chuckles. “One of the things I love about this job is that I get a lot of latitude in deciding what constitutes a sin.”
― Sheldon Siegel, The Confession

“the choreography of producing evidence. I had impressed upon her that courtrooms are theaters, where stagecraft, timing, props, and presentation are essential.”
― Sheldon Siegel, Serve and Protect

“That stuff is nice, too, but our job is to find holes in the prosecution’s case and cast doubt on the credibility of their witnesses. Then we let the jury decide.” “Have you always been this cynical?” “Ask your aunt. I’m just a humble pawn playing in an imperfect legal system.”
― Sheldon Siegel, Felony Murder Rule

“process.”
― Sheldon Siegel, Serve and Protect

“trial. That’s bad for business in the PD’s office. The supervisors are paid for disposing of”
― Sheldon Siegel, Special Circumstances

“You want three things for your children. Be healthy. Be happy. Be safe.”
― Sheldon Siegel, Dead Coin

“Good lawyers are good talkers. Great lawyers are excellent listeners.”
― Sheldon Siegel, Judgment Day

“I give to my son, Richard Andrew MacArthur, Jr., if he survives me, all my interest in any and all cash, securities, individual retirement accounts, pension plans, profit sharing plans, stock bonus plans, other qualified retirement plans, real and personal property of any nature, furniture, fixtures, automobiles and all other tangible articles of a household or personal nature, together with all insurance policies”
― Sheldon Siegel, Criminal Intent

“time?” “Yes.”
― Sheldon Siegel, The Dreamer

“I keep that photo to remind me to be forgiving and to look into people’s souls with an open mind. It isn’t the initial judgment that matters, Mike. It’s the last one that counts.”
― Sheldon Siegel, Higher Law

“Bryant exudes”
― Sheldon Siegel, Judgment Day

“be”
― Sheldon Siegel, Incriminating Evidence

“Golden Gate Bridge in Marin”
― Sheldon Siegel, Incriminating Evidence

“I’m having lunch with Roosevelt at Tommy’s Joynt on Van Ness. We’d set this up yesterday; I wanted an update on the police findings. Tommy’s isn’t the most politically correct restaurant in the Bay Area. Moose heads hang from the walls. A long cafeteria-style counter where burly men cut brisket, turkey, roast beef and even buffalo extends the length of the restaurant. It smells like a cross between a deli and a gymnasium. Except for an occasional paint job, the place hasn’t changed much in the last forty years.”
― Sheldon Siegel, Incriminating Evidence

“career-interruption event”
― Sheldon Siegel, Incriminating Evidence

“lowered her husky voice. “How close were you”
― Sheldon Siegel, The Terrorist Next Door