Ken Starr Quotes

Don't blame the messenger because the message is unpleasant.

- Ken Starr

There is no excuse for perjury - never, never, never. There is truth, and the truth demands respect.

- Ken Starr

After an extensive investigation, the office produced a report that addressed the many questions that confronted the difficult issues, it laid out new evidence, and it reached a definitive conclusion.

- Ken Starr

I don't believe anyone has leaked grand jury information.

- Ken Starr

The values of confidentiality of matters occurring before the grand jury is very important.

- Ken Starr

Lawyers claim that their clients have been grossly mistreated, which is what criminal defense lawyers are paid to do.

- Ken Starr

You're making me feel like a skunk at the garden party.

- Ken Starr

I had loans in law school.

- Ken Starr

I was assigned to do a job by the attorney general, and that was to find out whether crimes were committed.

- Ken Starr

Lying under oath, and encouraging lies under oath, does go to the very heart and soul of what courts do. If we say we don't care, let's forget about courts, and we'll just have other ways of figuring out how to handle disputes.

- Ken Starr

In contrast to what most prosecutors do, we try to treat all individuals with complete fairness. We do not go out and hold press conferences and the like.

- Ken Starr

I thought we were to discuss a referral which we believe contains substantial and credible information of potential impeachable offenses by the President of the United States.

- Ken Starr

When we had highly sensitive information, the DNA on the dress, that was held within our office and the FBI. There was no dissemination of that information.

- Ken Starr

Whether the story reflects the facts is obviously a different matter.

- Ken Starr

As you may know, I'm a native Texan. In fact I'm a fifth generation Texan.

- Ken Starr

We were criticized throughout that investigation for being too thorough, for taking too long. But time has proved the correctness of that approach.

- Ken Starr

I said in sharp language that that practice was wrong.

- Ken Starr

I think the President inspires tremendous affection and loyalty by a wide range of people.

- Ken Starr

I do not speak frequently or otherwise to the press.

- Ken Starr

Higher educating has so many challenges, and private higher education has a special challenge of ever rising tuition costs.

- Ken Starr

The whole idea of equal justice under law means that you've got to play by the rules. It has nothing to do with the underlying subject matter. You just tell the truth.

- Ken Starr

In law, one's sense of calling or vocation will lead one to be interested in certain dimensions of Constitutional law.

- Ken Starr

We were in Little Rock. We were assessing a very important issue. In the midst of our discussions, we were receiving urgent inquiries from The Washington Post asking about interviews.

- Ken Starr

Government lawyers have a duty to disclose evidence of wrongdoing in the government.

- Ken Starr

We must combat misinformation that is being spread.

- Ken Starr

I was privileged to serve as a judge.

- Ken Starr

I am not here to accuse the media of anything.

- Ken Starr