The purpose of torture is not getting information. It's spreading fear. — Eduardo Galeano Copy Share Image
It is as absurd to argue men, as to torture them, into believing. — John Henry Newman Copy Share Image
We are America; we don't torture. And the moment that is not the case, I want off the train. — Shepard Smith Copy Share Image
I'm a Midwesterner! Not being able to have a cheeseburger once in a while would be torture! — Jessica Capshaw Copy Share Image
I crave ideas, and when an idea hits me, it grips me and it tortures me until I master it. — Gene Simmons Copy Share Image
Because animals are property, we consider as "humane treatment" that we would regard as torture if it were inflicted on humans. — Gary L. Francione Copy Share Image
I want Americans to know that Guantánamo happened not to monsters, but to men. Innocent men. — Lakhdar Boumediene Copy Share Image
People shouldn't stay married because of the kids. That's torture for everyone. — Sofia Vergara Copy Share Image
“This is the Torture Room. But don't let the name fool you. This is a tent, not a room.” — Jeremy C. Shipp Copy Share Image
Bad jokes and gay marriage are destroying this country. But torture can save it. — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
All these poses of classical torture ruined my mind like a snake in the orchard. I did go from wanting to be… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
If I was whisked away... I think I could put up with anything, except not seeing the Australian landscape. It would be… — Arthur Boyd Copy Share Image
It troubled me that we had these reports of torture of detainees, we had people jailed at Guantanamo Bay who couldn't even… — Erik Larson Copy Share Image
I'm a little harsh. When people say, 'I have writers block. What do you suggest?' I say, 'If you can't write, don't… — Lorrie Moore Copy Share Image
“Like other Americans, I've reconciled myself to the idea that an animal's life has been sacified to bring me a meal of… — Robert F. Kennedy, Jr Copy Share Image
The important thing here to understand is that the people that are at Guantanamo are bad people. I mean, these are terrorists… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
One of my inspirations, Harry Houdini, remains an icon of the art because he defied our primal fears. His demonstrations in the… — Criss Angel Copy Share Image
Nothing will shake a man-or at any rate a man like me-out of his merely verbal thinking and his merely notional beliefs.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“This afternoon, burn down the house. Tomorrow, pour critical water upon the simmering coals. Time enough to think and cut and rewrite… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
“Here's a secret: Everyone, if they live long enough, will lose their way at some point. You will lose your way, you… — Nick Flynn Copy Share Image
With directing, your day is done. When you hit seven o'clock, it's "Cut." That's what it is. For better or worse, that's… — Dan Mazer Copy Share Image
“Missing someone is the worst form of torture because it never goes away no matter where you are or what you do… — Caroline George Copy Share Image
To large numbers of American citizens life in certain parts of the country becomes intolerably hazardous. They may be seized on any… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
In the case of 'Zero Dark Thirty,' about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, an issue that is central to the film… — Alex Gibney Copy Share Image
I survived this torture which left me paralyzed for years. That's what that night was all about, mutilation, more than violence through… — Tori Amos Copy Share Image
I was on NPR's All Things Considered yesterday. The question was, 'You're on the torture rack, they're going to kill you, who… — Gary Johnson Copy Share Image
“Now that we know about his indigestion, we can torture him with cake.” — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
