“As he was about to press the button to shut the doors, a young woman stepped in. She had that sort of… — Taona Dumisani Chiveneko Copy Share Image
“... cynicism is the only tool that can scrape away the tint off rose-coloured glasses.” — Taona Dumisani Chiveneko Copy Share Image
It would repel me less to be a hangman than a soldier, because the one is obliged to put to death only… — George Santayana Copy Share Image
“Abel Muranda fought off furious red ants with mandibles that could cut through a miser's padlock.” — Taona Dumisani Chiveneko Copy Share Image
“MUSHAKABVU, I may be in a tough spot, but I am more worried about you. I have never experienced anything close to… — Taona Dumisani Chiveneko Copy Share Image
Priests, kings, statesmen, soldiers, bankers and public functionaries of all sorts; policemen, jailers and hangmen; capitalists, usurers, businessmen and property-owners; lawyers, economists… — Mikhail Bakunin Copy Share Image
“I will not mince words. There’s been enough mincing for one day. Therefore, I shall ask my question bluntly: How does a… — Taona Dumisani Chiveneko Copy Share Image
I never knew a critic who made it his business to lash the faults of other writers that was not guilty of… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
Criticism is now become mere hangman's work, and meddles only with the faults of authors ; nay, the critic is disgusted less… — John Dryden Copy Share Image
“Not all diseases come from bacteria and viruses, Professor. The worst often come from things you cannot see under a microscope. This… — Taona Dumisani Chiveneko Copy Share Image
“As they say: A baking man will grasp at a hangman. Whoever gets the job will be dragged into the heat, forced… — Taona Dumisani Chiveneko Copy Share Image
The dirty work at political conventions is almost always done in the grim hours between midnight and dawn. Hangmen and politicians work… — Russell Baker Copy Share Image
That's why I'm a big supporter of the death penalty. I want to be the hangman. I would put many more people… — Gene Simmons Copy Share Image
Most people approve of capital punishment, but most people wouldn't do the hangman's job. — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Autocracy cannot do without its twin agents: a hangman and a priest, the first to suppress popular resistance by force, the second… — Vladimir Lenin Copy Share Image
“.... does a fair trial necessarily amount to a fair outcome?” — Taona Dumisani Chiveneko Copy Share Image
How long would authority ... exist, if not for the willingness of the mass to become soldiers, policemen, jailers, and hangmen. — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
Crimes were committed to punish crimes, and crimes were committed to prevent crimes. The world has been filled with prisons and dungeons,… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
I ran into the preacher, said God was on my side, then I ran into the hangman. — Neil Young Copy Share Image
“Professor Khupe felt his chest swell with pride. It was doing so without his encouragement. If an electrical fault had stopped the… — Taona Dumisani Chiveneko Copy Share Image
Young writers if they are to mature require a period of between three and seven years in which to live down their… — Cyril Connolly Copy Share Image
“One candidate who considered applying for the position explained his change of heart: “That job is like unprotected sex. It feels amazing… — Taona Dumisani Chiveneko Copy Share Image
“... the successful recruit must be empathetic. This condition rules out the sadistic, the vengeful, and the enthusiastic. Therefore, many of the… — Taona Dumisani Chiveneko Copy Share Image
It was rumored, in 1946, that the hangman in Nuremberg adjusted the nooses of some of the condemned to magnify the pain… — William F. Buckley, Jr Copy Share Image
Let wickedness escape as it may at the bar, it never fails of doing justice upon itself; for every guilty person is… — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
