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Sebastian Stark : I am great, and yet... I am humble.
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Sebastian Stark : I live by three simple rules; my "cutthroat manifesto." These rules guide every single decision I make on every single case. Rule No. 1: Trial is war. Second place is death. Rule No. 2: Truth is relative. Pick one that works. Rule No. 3: In a jury trial, there are only twelve opinions that matter, and, Ms. Troy, yours most decidedly is not one of them. Now, from this day forward, every case will be David versus Goliath, and guess who's holding the slingshot?
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Sebastian Stark : For this to work, you must accept that winning is the only thing that matters.
Young Lawyer : What about justice?
Sebastian Stark : Hey, your job is to win. Justice is God's problem.
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Sebastian Stark : In jury trials, you don't get a second chance.
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Sebastian Stark : Trials are won before you ever step foot in the courtroom.
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Sebastian Stark : You know, all my life all I wanted to be was the best lawyer in the world. But when you lose that drive, that consuming ambition, you're done.
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Sebastian Stark : A prosecutor must conform his case to the demands of the legal system.
Sebastian Stark : A defense attorney conforms the legal system to the demands of his case.
Sebastian Stark : You want to win? Grab a pencil. I live by three simple rules: My cutthroat manifesto. These rules guide every decision I make on every single cases. Rule No. 1: Trial is war; second place is death. Rule No. 2: Truth is relative. Pick one that works. Rule No. 3: In a jury trial, there are only twelve opinions that matter, and, Miss Troy, yours most decidedly, is not one of them.
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Sebastian Stark : You want to win? Grab a pencil!
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Sebastian Stark : Trial is war. Second place is death.
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Sebastian Stark : Your job is to win. Justice is God's problem.
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Sebastian Stark : Truth is relative. Pick one that works.
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Sebastian Stark : I eat prosecutors for breakfast. They're my main source of fiber.
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Sebastian Stark : Rule No. 1: Trial is war, and war tends to get ugly.
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Margaret Pool : [a mock trial, Sebastian is proving to the team that a witness can lose composure on the stand] Ms. Troy, how old are you?
Raina Troy : Twenty-six.
Sebastian Stark : How many men have you had sex with?
Raina Troy : What?
Sebastian Stark : Your Honor?
Margaret Pool : Witness will answer.
Raina Troy : I have no idea.
Sebastian Stark : Ten? Twenty? Am I getting warm?
Raina Troy : Maybe you keep a running tally, but I don't.
Sebastian Stark : Have you ever contracted a veneral disease?
Sebastian Stark : [pause] Have... you... ever... contracted... a... veneral... dis... EASE?
Raina Troy : ONCE! In college.
Sebastian Stark : So you ENJOY unprotected sex?
Raina Troy : I was twenty-one!
Sebastian Stark : Do you also enjoy bondages? S & M? Is that a crucifix around your neck?
Raina Troy : Don't go there.
Sebastian Stark : Do you practice the teachings of your church?
Raina Troy : YES!
Sebastian Stark : How do you reconcile those teachings with your WANTON PROMISCUITY?
Raina Troy : You don't know a THING about me! Now you may live in a fancy penthouse but you are still an ambulance chasing son of a bitch!
Sebastian Stark : [pause] No further questions, and you may step down.
