Lord chief justice may refer to:
- Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
- Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
- Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
- Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
- Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench for Ireland
Famous quotes containing the words chief justice, lord, chief and/or justice:
“On the whole, yes, I would rather be the Chief Justice of the United States, and a quieter life than that which becomes at the White House is more in keeping with the temperament, but when taken into consideration that I go into history as President, and my children and my childrens children are the better placed on account of that fact, I am inclined to think that to be President well compensates one for all the trials and criticisms he has to bear and undergo.”
—William Howard Taft (18571930)
“As Samuel grew up, the LORD was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground.”
—Bible: Hebrew, 1 Samuel 3:19.
“[T]he judicious reader ought to know what the chief character in any work of the imagination will naturally perform, according to the situation he is thrown into, as well as doth the author himself.”
—Sarah Fielding (17101768)
“You are all alike, you respectable people. You cant tell me the bursting strain of a ten-inch gun, which is a very simple matter; but you all think you can tell me the bursting strain of a man under temptation. You darent handle high explosives; but youre all ready to handle honesty and truth and justice and the whole duty of man, and kill one another at that game. What a country! What a world!”
—George Bernard Shaw (18561950)