Janet Reno

Janet Wood Reno (July 21, 1938 – November 7, 2016) was an American lawyer who served as the 78th United States attorney general. She held the position from 1993 to 2001, making her the second-longest serving attorney general, behind only William Wirt. A member of the Democratic Party, Reno was the first woman to hold that post.

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"I made the decision long ago that to be afraid would be to diminish my life."

"I'm not fancy. I'm what I appear to be."

"The good lawyer is the great salesman."

"I just try to do my best and make the best judgments I can."

"Just remember: strength and courage. If you stand on principle, you'll never lose."

"Until the day I die, or until the day I can't think anymore, I want to be involved in the issues that I care about."