No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. On the contrary, whatever the punishment, once… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
The proper method for hastening the decay of error, is not, by brute force, or by regulation which is one of the… — William Godwin Copy Share Image
It is impossible to keep spiritual peace if we do not take care of the mind, that is if we do not… — Silouan the Athonite Copy Share Image
Contrary to what might be expected, I look back on experiences that at the time seemed especially desolating and painful with particular… — Malcolm Muggeridge Copy Share Image
Meditation is not the pursuit of pleasure and the search for happiness. Meditation, on the contrary, is a state of mind in… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Men despise religion. They hate it and are afraid it may be true. The cure for this is first to show that… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
If someone is brought in for an interview, for example, and is asked about their views on things, but has posted things… — Adam Schiff Copy Share Image
Liftoff is very, very gentle, contrary to what most people think. Because you remember, the weight of the booster - the amount… — John Glenn Copy Share Image
It is altogether unlawful to kill oneself... Wherefore suicide is contrary to the inclination of nature, and to charity whereby every man… — Thomas Aquinas Copy Share Image
Now, which am I to believe, a book that any impostor might make and call the Word of God, or the creation… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
It is important to remember always that the principle of egolessness does not mean that there was an ego in the first… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
God has given this way of life to Israel: to abstain from everything which is contrary to nature, that is to say,… — Poemen Copy Share Image
The cheapness of wine seems to be a cause, not of drunkenness, but of sobriety. ...People are seldom guilty of excess in… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
Contrary to the belief that Obama is America's Lightworker who can defy political gravity, H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act… — Michelle Malkin Copy Share Image
Self-confidence is not pride. Just the contrary: only a person or a nation that is self-confident, in the best sense of the… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image
It's possible to spend every waking hour here on the ninth floor and not get out of the office. And this isn't… — John Key Copy Share Image
Fortunately we have learnt to combine these ideas, not in the mutual toleration of sub-contraries, but in the affirmation of contraries, that… — Aleister Crowley Copy Share Image
There would be those of us who say that in many ways, you worry about what the Jews in Israel are doing… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
There are almost unlimited possibilities for making discoveries and to uncover the unknown. It is in the nature of the discovery that… — Bengt I. Samuelsson Copy Share Image
Flesh eating is simply immoral, as it involves the performance of an act which is contrary to moral feeling: By killing, man… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
The roots of the word 'anarchy' are 'an archos,' 'no leaders,' which is not really about the kind of chaos that most… — Alan Moore Copy Share Image
When a librarian really believes that a book is harmful, that its content is contrary to the welfare of the community, or… — Jesse Shera Copy Share Image
Pain is a sensation produced by something contrary to the course of nature and this sensation is set up by one of… — Avicenna Copy Share Image
Feminism is not antisexuality. On the contrary. It says that sexuality shouldn't be confused with violence and dominance and that it should… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
When it is impossible to stretch the very elastic threads of historical ratiocination any farther, when actions are clearly contrary to all… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
Every relationship comes with a shelf life; that duration could be a minute or even a lifetime. If, for whatever reasons, a… — Kabir Bedi Copy Share Image
Every single person in the government swears an oath to the very same constitution, to abide by the laws in pursuance of… — Jim Babka Copy Share Image
Ambition is, of all other, the most contrary humor to solitude; and glory and repose are so inconsistent that they cannot possibly… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
Resolved, That all laws which prevent women from occupying such a station in society as her conscience shall dictate, or which place… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton Copy Share Image
There are some who maintain that trade will regulate itself, and it is not to be benefited by the encouragements or restraints… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
He who thinks much says but little in proportion to his thoughts. He selects that language which will convey his ideas in… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
Commerce however we may please ourselves with the contrary opinion, is one of the daughters of fortune, inconstant and deceitful as her… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I regard the death penalty as a savage and immoral institution that undermines the moral and legal foundations of society. I reject… — Andrei Sakharov Copy Share Image
I think art is the only political power, the only revolutionary power, the only evolutionary power, the only power to free humankind… — Joseph Beuys Copy Share Image
Our "life education" has not necessarily taught us a satisfying way to live. We suffer from a vague sense that there must… — Shakti Gawain Copy Share Image
On the contrary a film can promote the idea of change without any political message whatsoever but in its form and language… — Wim Wenders Copy Share Image
Contrary to the popular misconception, the actor is not necessarily a specialist in imitating or portraying what he knows about other people.… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
It is no wonder you are tempted; on the contrary, it would be something new if you were not, because man's life… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
Non-violence ... is the only thing that the atom bomb cannot destroy. I did not move a muscle when I first heard… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Did a Magdalene, a Paul, a Constantine, an Augustine become mountains of ice after their conversion? Quite the contrary. We should never… — Frances Xavier Cabrini Copy Share Image
