He was a first-time nonviolent possible offender, ... And under the mandatory minimums, he was put in prison for 15 years. Not… — Carly Simon Copy Share Image
Until recently each generation found it more expedient to plead guilty to the charge of being young and ignorant, easier to take… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
The idea of a hell that involves some kind of eternal punishment at the hands of a just and holy God is… — John Gerstner Copy Share Image
The chief problem in any community cursed with crime is not the punishment of the criminals, but the preventing of the young… — W. E. B. Du Bois Copy Share Image
To overcome the anxieties and depressions of contemporary life, individuals must become independent of the social environment to the degree that they… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
A man of discernment, meditating on the healing Divine Providence, bears with thanksgiving the misfortunes that come to him. He sees their… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
Capital punishment, that thing scares me, it really does. I was talking to my friend about the electric chair, and he starts… — Dave Attell Copy Share Image
Tolerance is an attitude of reasoned patience toward evil... a forbearance that restrains us from showing anger or inflicting punishment. Tolerance applies… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
“Are you saying that he deserves to die?' I asked, chilled. 'We all deserve to die,' he answered.” — storm constantine Copy Share Image
Many a man can save himself if he admits he's done wrong and takes his punishment. — Henrik Ibsen Copy Share Image
“But what if your kid runs into the street in front of a car? Don't you have to use Method I?" ...… — Thomas Gordon Copy Share Image
Who-only let him be a man and intent upon honor-is not eager for the honorable ordeal and prompt to assume perilous duties?… — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
Winners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it, the trade-off they're making to win. Losers, on the other hand, see… — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
No one punishes the evil-doer under the notion, or for the reason, that he has done wrong -- only the unreasonable fury… — Plato Copy Share Image
Ignorance itself is without a doubt a sin for those who do not wish to understand; for those who, however, cannot understand,… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
I am an exile; but it is the fault that pains; The punishment is nought; that it is deserved Is all the… — Ovid Copy Share Image
Irish Catholicism is very much founded on the stone of fear and of punishment. — Edna O'Brien Copy Share Image
In my opinion, the unjust man whose tongue is full of glozing rhetoric, merits the heaviest punishment; vaunting that he can with… — Euripides Copy Share Image
I have now come to the conclusion (roughly) that capital punishment is defensible, if it can be shown to have a deterrent… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
There are only two stimulants to one's best efforts-the fear of punishment, and the hope of reward. When neither is present, one… — John Moulder Wilson Copy Share Image
The blacks of this region are a cheerful, careless, dirty, race, not hard worked, and in many respects indulgently treated. It is… — William C. Bryant Copy Share Image
If anything, the historical record demonstrates that great powers can inflict enormous punishment on their adversaries - with blockades, sanctions, sieges and… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
One can say this in general of men: they are ungrateful, disloyal, insincere and deceitful, timid of danger and avid of profit...Love… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
“He's bound to have done something ,” Nobby repeated. In this he was echoing the Patrician's view of crime and punishment. If… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“You are so wet,” you enthuse. “See how much you love to be punished, little one?” “Yes, sir,” I whimper, physically fighting… — Felicity Brandon Copy Share Image
