Cochran Quotes & Sayings

Well, I think the president has clearly submitted us a tight budget, but it's what's called for if we're going to get spending under control and keep the economy moving in the right direction, with economic growth and job creation activity. — Thad Cochran

Assuming that two-thirds of the Senate will not vote to remove the president, what is the alternative? I think we need to explore that in debate, .. Some have suggested censure. I think it is certainly a possibility that the Senate will decide on some alternative to removing the president from office. — Thad Cochran

What President Bush has done speaks more than words about his feeling of compassion and commitment to people. — Thad Cochran

Since the Puffy Combs case in New York, I will not try any more criminal cases. — Johnnie Cochran

We've got to be judged by how we do in times of crisis. — Johnnie Cochran

Biology keeps culture on a leash, which is why you can't teach a dog to play poker, never mind all those lying paintings. — Gregory Cochran

We are a better Nation and the world is a safer place because of Ronald Reagan. — Thad Cochran

If it doesn't fit, you must acquit. — Johnnie Cochran

Well I'm a-gonna raise a fuss, I'm gonna raise a holler
About workin' all summer just to try an' earn a dollar
Everytime I call my baby, to try to get a date
My boss says, no dice, son, you gotta work late
Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do
'cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues. — Eddie Cochran

I'm from the South, where if you walk down the street and there's somebody behind you talking with a Southern accent, you can't tell whether it's a black or a white person. — Johnnie Cochran

To those who receive [Jesus], that is not only to believe in His existence but to believe that He brings life through salvation by His death and resurrection, God promises the right to become His own children. — Matthew J. Cochran

Hank Cochran was a man of very few words, but certainly the words that he chose were the right ones to use. — Jamey Johnson

Over half a billion dollars a day is being spent by FEMA. — Thad Cochran

To live without risk for me would be tantamount to death. — Jacqueline Cochran

I think civilian Americans support the military very much. — Thad Cochran

I'm a big believer in the fact that life is about preparation, preparation, preparation. — Johnnie Cochran

It comes with faith, for with complete faith there is no fear of what faces you in life or death. — Jacqueline Cochran

If it doen't make sense, you should find for the defense. — Johnnie Cochran

What joke?" "The one about the guy who rolls a wheelbarrow full of sawdust out of a construction site every night." "I don't know that one," Cochran said. Lucas said, "The security guy keeps checking and checking and checking the wheelbarrow, thinking the guy had to be stealing something. Never found anything hidden in the sawdust, and nobody cared about the sawdust. Couple of years later, they bump into each other, and the security guy says, 'Look, it's all in the past, you can tell me now. I know you were stealing something. What was it?' And the guy says, 'Wheelbarrows. — John Sandford

Capacity never lacks opportunity. It cannot remain undiscovered because it is sought by too many anxious to use it. — Jacqueline Cochran

If it does not fit, you must acquit. — Johnnie Cochran

I wanted to go higher than Rockefeller Center, which was being erected across the street from Saks Fifth Avenue and was going to cut off my view of the sky ... Flying got into my soul instantly but the answer as to why must be found somewhere back in the mystic maze of my birth and childhood and the circumstances of my earlier life. Whatever I am is elemental and the beginnings of it all have their roots in Sawdust Road. I might have been born in a hovel, but I determined to travel with the wind and stars. — Jacqueline Cochran

Every time I call my baby and ask to get a date, my boss says, no dice son, you gotta work late. — Eddie Cochran

May 20, '95 - Mississippi calls. She says, "All my working life I have done things to help black people. I can drive into the black part of town where no white person would dare to go. I have nothing to fear. They say, 'Hi there, Mizz Mississippi.' I still call them niggers, but only because of the way they act. I'd have an affair with Johnnie Cochran in a minute." Once she said to me, "I don't see why I should have to feel guilty about the Holocaust. It's not my fault." I hadn't been talking or thinking about the Holocaust, and hadn't told anyone to feel guilty. Her remark came out of nowhere. We were in a diner, about to have a sandwich and suddenly the moment was explosive. Simply being a Jew arouses a peculiar expectation mixed with resentment, even in a highly intelligent woman. Amazing to me is that she doesn't do much but watch television, drink beer, and smoke Marlboros, and yet seethes with dark thoughts and tumultuous feeling. — Leonard Michaels

I'd have given my right eye to be an astronaut. — Jacqueline Cochran

In the case of an airplane, speed is determined by the outcome of the conflict between thrust of the power and drag of the plane. So it also is with humans. — Jacqueline Cochran

We have lost a true public servant with the passing of Alan Nunnelee, who dedicated so much of his life to improving Mississippi, my thoughts and prayers are with Tori and the entire Nunnelee family at this sad time. — Thad Cochran

I can cure your men of walking off the [flight] program. Let's put on the girls. — Jacqueline Cochran

I have found adventure in flying, in world travel, in business, and even close at hand ... Adventure is a state of mind - and spirit. — Jacqueline Cochran

important components of the management system. It is the process by which top management reviews the effectiveness of the system and analyzes the performance of the organization. — Craig Cochran

I understand about this idea of terror and what it means to Americans and this idea that we can't just walk around free like we did; life has changed. — Johnnie Cochran

Money will determine whether the accused goes to prison or walks out of the courtroom a free man. — Johnnie Cochran

[A difficult childhood gave me] a kind of cocky confidence ... I could never have so little that I hadn't had less. It took away my fear. — Jacqueline Cochran

In this room we're all here together, but there's probably a lot of different views, people sitting here thinking, I don't own any slaves, all the slaves are dead. Why am I responsible? My family were immigrants, too. — Johnnie Cochran

,,, all around it would have to be Eddie Cochran, because it wasn't just music with him; it was his guitar playing, his look, his singing, I'd say that, all things considered, he's probably my favorite "cat" of all time — Brian Setzer

I went to my Congressman and he said quote quote, I'd like to help you son, but you're too young to vote. — Eddie Cochran

Well, I think the president is going to do well in terms of his influence for positive change here in the Congress, making sure that we don't overspend, making sure that we spend for only those programs that are justified. — Thad Cochran

On January 10, 1963, I was sworn in as a lawyer, so next January 10 I will have practiced law for 40 years, and I've loved every minute of it. — Johnnie Cochran

Earthbound souls know only the underside of the atmosphere in which they live ... but go higher - above the dust and water vapor - and the sky turns dark until one can see the stars at noon. — Jacqueline Cochran

It seems to me to be a way to give the Clinton Administration an opportunity to sidestep the issue of whether to announce they're going to withdraw from the ABM treaty, or whether they're going to go ahead and proceed with construction and be hopeful the Russians are not going to accuse them of violating the treaty. — Thad Cochran

The president appoints the judges. Your lives and your children's lives can change by all of these appellate court judges who will be appointed who will reinterpret laws, and things can change. — Johnnie Cochran

This legislation provides Medicaid eligibility to evacuees and residents in (Federal Emergency Management Agency) designated disaster counties, .. It also helps pay private health insurance premiums for those at risk for losing their coverage. — Thad Cochran

We'll really have a party, but we gotta put a guard outside, if the folks come home I'm afraid they gonna have my hide. — Eddie Cochran

Well, I'm not saying that we're solving every problem or arresting every person that ought to be arrested and deported, but we're doing a better job than has been done in the past. — Thad Cochran

A Hank Cochran song in the studio is spiritual. It's like singing a hymn in a church. — Jamey Johnson

First off, faith is not about concrete answers, religious absolutes, creeds, or dogma. Faith is about the search for understanding, the raising of important questions, the open honesty of having doubt, and the realization that no one has it all completely right nor does any human, human religious teaching, or theology hold all the answers. — Jarrod Cochran

I have known Johnnie Cochran for many years as an attorney and personal friend, but he has already expressed publicly that he is not on this case. — Mark Geragos

Anyhow, many people in the soft sciences are prone to be wrong because they're crazy*
* some are dumb, too, but that's another story. — Gregory Cochran

Couldn't didn't belong with words like eat or sleep or feed my children. — Stacey Cochran

We have an opportunity, but we have an obligation to senior citizens and to the younger people who are entering the workforce today to help ensure that they are going to be able to trust the government to have a workable program that benefits them as well. — Thad Cochran

I want to describe myself, not be described by others. — Johnnie Cochran

Yes, I'm telling you what you want to hear. That doesn't mean it is not also the truth." From "Lord, Lord — Kathleen Cochran

After dinner the Texan invited Cochran to accompany him to a whorehouse but he declined saying he'd feed, walk and water the horse.
'Strikes me you had a big day and some poontang might ease your mind.'
'Nope. Killed a man I hated today and I don't want to mix my pleasures. I want to lay in bed and think how good it felt.'
The Texan nodded and lit a cigar. He was no man's fool. — Jim Harrison

Lie naked on the table, and let them cut. Criticism is surgery, and humility is the anesthetic that allows you to tolerate it. In the end, the process will make you a stronger, more flexible, and truly creative writer. It will replace attitude with genuine confidence, and empty arrogance with artistry. — Molly Cochran

Jurors want courtroom lawyers to have some compassion and be nice. — Johnnie Cochran

An opening statement is like a guide or a road map. It's a very delicate thing. — Johnnie Cochran

I decided I wanted to be a lawyer when I was 11 years of age. — Johnnie Cochran

Repotting a plant gives it space to grow. Repotting ourselves means taking leave of our everyday environments and walking into unfamiliar territory - of the heart, of the mind and of the spirit. It isn't easy. The older we get, the more likely we are to have remained in the same place for some time. We stay because it's secure. We know the boundaries and, inside of them, we feel safe. Our roots cling to the walls we have long known. But remaining inside can keep us from thriving. Indeed, without new experiences or ideas, we slowly grow more and more tightly bound, eventually turning into less vibrant versions of who we might have been.
Repotting means accepting that the way is forward, not back. It means realizing that we won't again fit into our old shells. But that's not failure. That's living. — Heather Cochran

Step 1, you find a girl to love. Step 2, she falls in love with you. Step 3, you kiss and hold her tightly. — Eddie Cochran

You may not have money, you may not have medicine, you may not have miracles, but you do have words, and they can produce life, or death depending on how you use them. — Rick Cochran

We have to make sure that we are a force for peace and stability in the world, and that we're prepared to defend freedom and the security of the American people. — Thad Cochran

The camera is a natural attraction for a politician. And if a camera is here, we're going to be here. And we're going to say something, even if we have nothing to say. — Thad Cochran

If you commit perjury in a so-called first-degree murder case, and you're caught red-handed for the entire world to see, and you get only a $200 fine, what kind of message does that send about lying in our courts? — Johnnie Cochran

Being weird adds spice to life. Having weird friends just deepens the flavor — Jayelle Cochran

The secret to success is doing the best that you can do. Forget about whether you might win or lose. By working hard and practicing the skills that you need to perform, the results will take care of themselves. Being successful is about doing your best. — Barbara Cochran

I think in national security, the war in Iraq is troublesome and a difficult challenge, but our troops and the military leaders we have are managing that situation, although it continues to be very risky and very dangerous. — Thad Cochran

I might have been born in a hovel but I am determined to travel with the wind and the stars. — Jacqueline Cochran

After the Simpson trial, after all the bad things Cochran was claiming, I became the most investigated officer in the history of the LAPD. — Mark Fuhrman

My mom often said "We're not poor, we just don't have much money. — Les Cochran

Malcolm Gladwell can't help being a pinhead. He was probably born that way. — Gregory Cochran

We may stop lovin' to watch Bugs Bunny, but he can't take the place of my honey. — Eddie Cochran

Scientific research and other studies have demonstrated that arts education can enhance American students' math and language skills and improve test scores which in turn increase chances of higher education and good jobs in the future. — Thad Cochran

Black jurors sit on juries every day and convict black people every day. — Johnnie Cochran

Johnnie Cochran hasn't spent 20 years serving people in low-income, minority neighborhoods, ridding them of gangs and narcotics. I have. He hasn't been shot at and punched. I have. I've paid my dues to be able to say I'm not a racist. — Mark Fuhrman

To be professional you need to be professional. — Jayelle Cochran