Capital punishment turns the state into a murderer. But imprisonment turns the state into a gay dungeon-master. — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
In the 20th century, imprisonment of writers practically comes with the territory. — Joseph Brodsky Copy Share Image
All lines of play which lead to the imprisonment of the bishop are on principle to be condemned. — Siegbert Tarrasch Copy Share Image
The individual feels the vanity of human desires and aims, and the nobility and marvelous order which are revealed in nature and… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
...a common observation, that few are mended by imprisonment, and that he, whose crimes have made confinement necessary, seldom makes any other… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Economic power is exercised by means of a positive, by offering men a reward, an incentive, a payment, a value; political power… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
As president, I watched in wonder as Nelson Mandela had the remarkable capacity to forgive his jailers following 26 years of wrongful… — George H. W. Bush Copy Share Image
Marijuana gives rise to insanity -- not in its users but in the policies directed against it. A nation that sentences the… — Eric Schlosser Copy Share Image
“An insincere individual would feel afraid to admit the truth because he or she wants to avoid facing the consequences with a… — Saaif Alam Copy Share Image
All my life I had feared imprisonment, the nun's cell, the hospital bed, the places where one faced the self without distraction,… — Edna O'Brien Copy Share Image
A lover knows only humility, he has no choice. He steals into your alley at night, he has no choice. He longs… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The American prisoner's greatest obstacle to achieving something of importance is a lack of communication with the outside world. When prison administrators… — Christopher Zoukis Copy Share Image
Fashion is so close in revealing a person's inner feelings and everybody seems to hate to lay claim to vanity so people… — Stella Blum Copy Share Image
I was wondering how you were going to punish me for not confiding in you. Punishment, actually, is something I've thought about… — Derek Landy Copy Share Image
I could have easily been a statistic. Growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y., it was easy - a little too easy - to… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
Desire is our imprisonment. The man who wants nothing, who is absolutely contented as he is, is free of all bondage. He… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Silence comes in two varieties: One that nourishes and comforts; another that chokes, smothers, and isolates. Solitary confinement is the worst kind… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
“The views of the Courts in regard to imprisonment have however undergone modification in the last ten years. Imprisonment is seen more… — V.G. Hiemstra Copy Share Image
You can't blame me. I mean that literally. You're incapable of blaming me. You're human. Being human is choosing freedom over imprisonment,… — Glen Duncan Copy Share Image
Calisto, a companion of Ignatius, and who on recovering from a severe illness had heard of the imprisonment of Ignatius, hastened from… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
For me the process works best with no interruptions, no breaks in the steady application, no letters to be answered, very little… — Patrick O'Brian Copy Share Image
A conditional love is nothing but an infatuation, sexuality. Unconditional is the only way love can be. Wherever a condition comes in,… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Torture is banned but in two-thirds of the world's countries it is still being committed in secret. Too many governments still allow… — Peter Benenson Copy Share Image
And also, of course, I knew that the German people, they're one, and would tend to consider themselves as one; and therefore… — Stefan Heym Copy Share Image
'Hannity' had a a guy on that said, 'I fathered 20 kids by 14 mothers.' That is s cultural issue which has… — Foster Friess Copy Share Image
“or that the actors are good enough to carry it even when their characters are thin. That isn’t entertainment to us anymore.… — Esther Emery Copy Share Image
The difference between more or less intelligent men is like the difference between criminals condemned to life imprisonment in smaller or larger… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
It's very hard to be cut off in Glasgow because it's such a small city. You know, we have the highest rate… — Denise Mina Copy Share Image
There is a great gulf between the Christianity that wrestles with whether to worship at the cost of imprisonment and death, and… — John Piper Copy Share Image
“The worst stage was when one could tell she was still awake and almost alert, but she knew that nothing worked. Imprisoned.… — M.T. Anderson Copy Share Image
The state is an organization of mere mortals who, by one dubious method or another, have been allowed to don the mantle… — Sheldon Richman Copy Share Image
I think that most small amounts of marijuana have been decriminalized in some places, and should be. We really need a re-examination… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
“You no longer want me,” she whispered. His expression remained unchanged, face carved from stone. “That is where you are wrong. I… — Vivienne Savage Copy Share Image
In Israel, the maximum legal penalty for denying the existence of God is one year in prison, while the punishment for denying… — Ward Churchill Copy Share Image
... imprisonment itself, entailing loss of liberty, loss of citizenship, separation from family and loved ones, is punishment enough for most individuals,… — Mary B. Harris Copy Share Image
I could not have the honour of being a German soldier because of my imprisonment in the First World War. And in… — Fritz Sauckel Copy Share Image
Wait." "So what am I supposed to do now?" "You know, Jin, I would have saved myself from five hundred years' imprisonment… — Gene Luen Yang Copy Share Image
“Psychological imprisonment was no less uncomfortable than its physical counterpart. In some ways, it was even worse; it provided the illusion of… — Nenia Campbell Copy Share Image
“When we are able to break free from the imprisonment of our little, small self-thinking and dare to face the essence of… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
L. Ram Saran Das was sentenced to death in 1915, and the sentence was later commuted to life transportation. Today myself, sitting… — Bhagat Singh Copy Share Image
