--- title: "16 Torture People Quotes by 15 authors" description: "Browse 16 Torture People quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Torture People sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cd/brandon-sanderson-112_authors_authors-write-books-for-one-and-only-one_2283865.jpg" --- > [“Authors write books for one, and only one, reason: because we like to torture people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/authors-write-books-for-one-and-only-one-reason-because-we-like-to/) [Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cd/brandon-sanderson-112_authors_authors-write-books-for-one-and-only-one_2283865.jpg) > [It's not acceptable to torture people for being themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-s-not-acceptable-to-torture-people-for-being-themselves/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ae/anonymous-1_people_it-s-not-acceptable-to-torture-people-fo_1683478.jpg) > [ “\[One of the biggest differences between him and his rivals for the Republican nomination was\] "every one of them wants to torture… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/one-of-the-biggest-differences-between-him-and-his-rivals-for-the/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56b/john-mccain-465_torture_one-of-the-biggest-differences-between-h_270495.png) > [One can have great concern for the people of Ethiopia, but it's another thing to inflict daily torture on the people of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-morrissey/one-can-have-great-concern-for-the-people-of-ethiopia-but-it-s/) [Steven Morrissey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-morrissey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/969/steven-morrissey-3913_concern_one-can-have-great-concern-for-the-peopl_1929904.png) > [Until you will stop the bombing, gassing, imprisonment and torture of my people we will not stop this fight. We are at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-khan/until-you-will-stop-the-bombing-gassing-imprisonment-and-torture-of/) [Mohamed Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bd/mohamed-khan-105059_bombing_until-you-will-stop-the-bombing-gassing_2354526.png) > [Torture gives you reliable and unreliable information. That's the reason why most people in the world don't do it. So this idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/torture-gives-you-reliable-and-unreliable-information-that-s-the/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/915/john-mccain-465_argument_torture-gives-you-reliable-and-unreliabl_346824.jpg) > [A day will come when a cannon will be exhibited in museums, just as instruments of torture are now, and the people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-hugo/a-day-will-come-when-a-cannon-will-be-exhibited-in-museums-just-as/) [Victor Hugo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-hugo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cb/victor-hugo-32_cannons_a-day-will-come-when-a-cannon-will-be-ex_1773032.jpg) > [When we torture people, even if we win the battle, we've already lost the war for hearts and minds. Especially our own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-ornish/when-we-torture-people-even-if-we-win-the-battle-we-ve-already-lost/) [Dean Ornish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-ornish/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/812/dean-ornish-2921_battle_when-we-torture-people-even-if-we-win-th_1955863.png) > [“Yeah, all right, but everyone knows they torture people," mumbled Sam. "Do they?" said Vimes. "Then why doesn't anyone do anything about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/yeah-all-right-but-everyone-knows-they-torture-people-mumbled-sam-do/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e1/terry-pratchett-19_logic_yeah-all-right-but-everyone-knows-they-t_778549.jpg) > [Life, is torture , people use you betray you steal from you , you have to pay the government to exist through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jfs/life-is-torture-people-use-you-betray-you-steal-from-you-you-have-to/) [JFS](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jfs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/jfs-24789_betrayal_life-is-torture-people-use-you-betray-yo_2006563.jpg) > [“Do you think we’re like you Americans in Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo who torture people by keeping them thirsty? We have something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maziar-bahari/do-you-think-we-re-like-you-americans-in-abu-ghraib-and-guant-namo/) [Maziar Bahari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maziar-bahari/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d04/maziar-bahari-31065_quote_do-you-think-we-re-like-you-americans-in_1798699.jpg) > [We rarely know what motivates somebody in their work, and it's usually a particular moment in their life. For me, that moment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrisse-cullors/we-rarely-know-what-motivates-somebody-in-their-work-and-it-s-usually/) [Patrisse Cullors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrisse-cullors/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c1/patrisse-cullors-5946_abuse_we-rarely-know-what-motivates-somebody-i_3011217.jpg) > [The United States military is now using the music of Metallica and other heavy metal bands to break the will of Saddam…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-leno/the-united-states-military-is-now-using-the-music-of-metallica-and/) [Jay Leno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-leno/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a16/jay-leno-210_army_the-united-states-military-is-now-using_1438131.png) > [“When they tear a workingman's hand in a machine or kill him, you can understand-- the workingman himself is at fault. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maxim-gorky/when-they-tear-a-workingman-s-hand-in-a-machine-or-kill-him-you-can/) [Maxim Gorky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maxim-gorky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/549/maxim-gorky-6814_computers_when-they-tear-a-workingman-s-hand-in-a_1344172.jpg) > [How great the lie right to the top: We don't torture people in America and people who say we do simply know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/how-great-the-lie-right-to-the-top-we-don-t-torture-people-in-america/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33e/george-w-bush-64_america_how-great-the-lie-right-to-the-top-we-do_1253998.jpg) > [You don't torture people. You don't indiscriminately attack civilians. You protect as good as you can the impact of your warfare on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-maurer/you-don-t-torture-people-you-don-t-indiscriminately-attack-civilians/) [Peter Maurer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-maurer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe6/peter-maurer-8286_children_you-don-t-torture-people-you-don-t-indis_2284665.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/torture-people/#itemlist", "name": "Torture People Quotes", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Authors write books for one, and only one, reason: because we like to torture people.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brandon Sanderson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/authors-write-books-for-one-and-only-one-reason-because-we-like-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cd/brandon-sanderson-112_authors_authors-write-books-for-one-and-only-one_2283865.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cd/brandon-sanderson-112_authors_authors-write-books-for-one-and-only-one_2283865.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cd/brandon-sanderson-112_authors_authors-write-books-for-one-and-only-one_2283865.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Authors write books for one, and only one, reason: because we like to torture people.” — Brandon Sanderson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's not acceptable to torture people for being themselves.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-s-not-acceptable-to-torture-people-for-being-themselves/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ae/anonymous-1_people_it-s-not-acceptable-to-torture-people-fo_1683478.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ae/anonymous-1_people_it-s-not-acceptable-to-torture-people-fo_1683478.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ae/anonymous-1_people_it-s-not-acceptable-to-torture-people-fo_1683478.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's not acceptable to torture people for being themselves.” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“[One of the biggest differences between him and his rivals for the Republican nomination was] \"every one of them wants to torture people. 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Especially our own.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dean Ornish" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-ornish/when-we-torture-people-even-if-we-win-the-battle-we-ve-already-lost/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/812/dean-ornish-2921_battle_when-we-torture-people-even-if-we-win-th_1955863.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/812/dean-ornish-2921_battle_when-we-torture-people-even-if-we-win-th_1955863.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/812/dean-ornish-2921_battle_when-we-torture-people-even-if-we-win-th_1955863.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When we torture people, even if we win the battle, we've already lost the war for hearts and minds…” — Dean Ornish", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Yeah, all right, but everyone knows they torture people,\" mumbled Sam. \"Do they?\" said Vimes. \"Then why doesn't anyone do anything about it?\" \"'cos they torture people.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Terry Pratchett" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/yeah-all-right-but-everyone-knows-they-torture-people-mumbled-sam-do/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e1/terry-pratchett-19_logic_yeah-all-right-but-everyone-knows-they-t_778549.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e1/terry-pratchett-19_logic_yeah-all-right-but-everyone-knows-they-t_778549.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e1/terry-pratchett-19_logic_yeah-all-right-but-everyone-knows-they-t_778549.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Yeah, all right, but everyone knows they torture people,\" mumbled Sam. \"Do they?\" said Vimes. \"Then why…” — Terry Pratchett", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Life, is torture , people use you betray you steal from you , you have to pay the government to exist through taxes , the only good thing is that it eventually you die and its somebody elses problem to pay for your funeral", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "JFS" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jfs/life-is-torture-people-use-you-betray-you-steal-from-you-you-have-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/jfs-24789_betrayal_life-is-torture-people-use-you-betray-yo_2006563.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/jfs-24789_betrayal_life-is-torture-people-use-you-betray-yo_2006563.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/jfs-24789_betrayal_life-is-torture-people-use-you-betray-yo_2006563.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Life, is torture , people use you betray you steal from you , you have to pay the government to exist…” — JFS", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Do you think we’re like you Americans in Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo who torture people by keeping them thirsty? We have something called ra’fateh Islami”—Islamic kindness—“in this prison. Something you Americans have never heard of.” He genuinely believed that calling someone an American was an insult, and always said the word with a sneer.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maziar Bahari" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maziar-bahari/do-you-think-we-re-like-you-americans-in-abu-ghraib-and-guant-namo/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d04/maziar-bahari-31065_quote_do-you-think-we-re-like-you-americans-in_1798699.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d04/maziar-bahari-31065_quote_do-you-think-we-re-like-you-americans-in_1798699.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d04/maziar-bahari-31065_quote_do-you-think-we-re-like-you-americans-in_1798699.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Do you think we’re like you Americans in Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo who torture people by keeping them…” — Maziar Bahari", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We rarely know what motivates somebody in their work, and it's usually a particular moment in their life. For me, that moment is my brother's incarceration and the ways in which this country has decided to neglect, abuse, and sometimes torture people with severe mental illness, especially if they're black.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Patrisse Cullors" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrisse-cullors/we-rarely-know-what-motivates-somebody-in-their-work-and-it-s-usually/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c1/patrisse-cullors-5946_abuse_we-rarely-know-what-motivates-somebody-i_3011217.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c1/patrisse-cullors-5946_abuse_we-rarely-know-what-motivates-somebody-i_3011217.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c1/patrisse-cullors-5946_abuse_we-rarely-know-what-motivates-somebody-i_3011217.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We rarely know what motivates somebody in their work, and it's usually a particular moment in their life…” — Patrisse Cullors", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The United States military is now using the music of Metallica and other heavy metal bands to break the will of Saddam Hussein supporters to get them to talk. Theyre blaring heavy metal music at them. That should make the artist feel pretty good, huh? 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