Robert Blake realizes the importance to his future acting prospects of not being proven a murderer in a court of law. He also wants to avoid the stigma that O.J. Simpson got after his civil conviction.
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Related Robert Blake has a stigma about him, although he was found not guilty. It's like O.J. Simpson. ... A... MATT EPSTEIN We had a three-month trial. The jury took two weeks in deciding that Robert Blake killed his wife. T... ERIC DUBIN The fact that Robert Blake wants a do-over doesn't mean that he's entitled to one. The fact that Mr.... ERIC DUBIN If Robert Blake got in his car after his wife was killed he would have blood on him. (Blake) had no ... ERIC DUBIN This was our O.J. Simpson case. Everybody questioned - was he a forger or not? Was he a murderer or ... BOB STOTT There he was, O.J. Simpson, just chipping golf balls in his front yard. DARREN BOSTON Professionalism in law has brought us the O.J. Simpson case in lieu of justice. BILL JAMES Yes, if it came with a tag saying that Robert Blake is a murderer. ERIC DUBIN She wasn't bitter. She was sad, though. But it was a hopeful kind of sad. The kind of sad that just ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So, I guess we are who we are for alot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I love my mom so much. I don't care if that's corny to say. I think on my next birthday, I'm going t... STEPHEN CHBOSKY We Are All Infinite STEPHEN CHBOSKY You can't just sit there and put everyone's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I saw other people there. Old men sitting alone. Young girls with blue eye shadow and awkward jaws. ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY That one moment when you know you are not a sad story. You are ALIVE. STEPHAN CHBOSKY Somos quienes somos por un montón de razones.Quizás nunca conozcamos la mayoría de ellas.Pero aun... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Ambos dijeron que tomara asiento y parecían hablar en serio, así que me senté. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I know these will all be stories some day, and our pictures will become old photographs. We all beco... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybewe'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY There's nothing like the deep breathes after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore st... STHEPHEN CHBOSKY no more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks, when the teacher rings the bell, drop... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I don't know the significance of this, but I find it very interesting. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Maybe it’s sad that these are now memories. And maybe it’s not sad. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I am often asked how it is that I am able to value people to such a deep degree. Apparently, I exhib... C. JOYBELL C. I was very grateful to have heard it again. Because I guess we all forget sometimes. And I think eve... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even if... STEPHEN CHBOSKY He had an explanation for everything. It was a fascinating chance to explore the mind of O.J. Simpso... CRAIG SILVERMAN At that time, Robert comes back in, and Robert is standing in front of me, and he wants his money. EDWARD KARABACK You must save what you can of your life; you musn't lose it all simply because you've lost a part. HENRY JAMES He is very athletic and can really run the floor. He wants to be good. He takes care of his business... DAN ANDERSON Plunging in “truths” about God is like walking on the bottom of a sea that is not there, searchi... MARIANA FULGER I was suddenly very aware of the fact it was me standing up in that tunnel with the wind over my fac... STEPHEN CHBOSKY The only perspective is to really be there. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I didn't feel like reading that night, so I went downstairs and watched a half-hour long commercial ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY O.J. Simpson? He bottomed out at 29 percent. JAMIE WALL In other words, the very man Robert Kennedy recruited to kill Fidel Castro hired his brother's murde... WILFRIED HUISMANN Rehnquist was a jurist who truly understood the role of the court. He did not let personal opinions ... GEOFFREY MOORE A mind perpetually open, will be a mind perpetually vacant! العقل المنفتح على ا... BERTRAND RUSSELL I watched the entire O.J. Simpson trial, and he was guilty. CONNIE WILLIS O.J. Simpson: Beyond the Verdict. ED GORDON He had preserved the best part of her and made it his own: the principle of her scent. PATRICK SüSKIND (All the grief she had suffered over her lifetime had moulded her face into a mask of eternal sadnes... JEAN SASSON There is only one classroom in which to learn: 1. The work of God. 2. The will of God. 3. The trustw... ELISABETH ELLIOT It's nice to have things to look forward to. STEPHEN CHBOSKY You're still lovely," Mor said a bit gently. Elain offered a half smile. "I suppose that war m... SARAH J. MAAS He's appealed his case to the Supreme Court and they affirmed his conviction. He applied to be heard... HENRY MORGAN I just want you to know that you’re very special… and the only reason I’m telling you is that ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I thought I would write a love letter. But then, I wrote a book." - Suzy Davies, on "Johari's Window SUZY DAVIES How should I know?" said Alice, surprised at her own courage. "It's no business of mine." The Q... LEWIS CARROLL The only sort of pride that may serve a man well on that rarest occasion is his hatred of being wron... CRISS JAMI How lucky I am to have known somebody and something that saying goodbye to is so damned awful. EVANS G. VALENS Some people never take a chance and never know what it's like to live life to the full. CHLOE THURLOW In a world in which the common rule which binds and regulates what the general masses feel is underm... 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MAAS I am broken and healing, but every piece of my heart belong to you. SARAH J. MAAS He thinks he'll be remembered as the villain in the story. But I forgot to tell him that the villain... SARAH J. MAAS You do what you love, what you need SARAH J. MAAS I turned. Rhysand leaned against the archway into the sitting room, arms crossed, wings nowhere... SARAH J. MAAS A coin is examined, and only after careful deliberation, given to a beggar, whereas a child is flung... PETER WESSEL ZAPFFE A great future starts with what you can see SOTONYE ANGA All of journalism is a shrinking art. So much of it is hype. The O.J. Simpson story is a landmark in... DICK SCHAAP All of journalism is a shrinking art, ... So much of it is hype. The O.J. Simpson story is a landmar... DICK SCHAAP Put my head under my pillow, and let the quiet put things where they are supposed to be. STEPHEN CHBOSKY He said it was the kind of book you made your own. 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