I am convinced that boredom is one of the greatest tortures. If I were to imagine Hell, it would be the place… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
To live without you, only that would be torture." "A day alone, only that would be death. — Charles Addams Copy Share Image
The good teacher discovers the natural gifts of his pupils and liberates them. — Stephen Neal Copy Share Image
'24' glamorizes torture. I don't think there's any other way of putting it. — Alex Gibney Copy Share Image
Obviously this prison has been controversial ever since the first detainees arrived in Guantanamo more than 14 years ago. — Audie Cornish Copy Share Image
White men should exhibit the same insensibility to moral tortures that red men do to physical torments. — Theophile Gautier Copy Share Image
It's very much like a torture sometimes, the process of trying to get rid of an accent. — Penelope Cruz Copy Share Image
“His eyes were alive with intellectual torture, as if pure thought was pain.” — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
The people who kill and torture and tell lies in the name of their sacred causes, these are never the publicans and… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
American soldiers had to guard prisoners on the inside while receiving mortar and weapons fire from the outside. Guantanamo is distant from… — John Yoo Copy Share Image
Torture and other forms of cruel or humiliating treatment are an affront to humanity, and the physical and psychological scars can last… — Peter Maurer Copy Share Image
“I think the best punishment for a misbehaving child is to strap them to a chair and make them listen to Lady… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
The racist dog policemen must withdraw immediately from our communities, cease their wanton murder and brutality and torture of black people, or… — Huey Newton Copy Share Image
If you are sentenced to torture for a crime, yes, that is a cruel punishment. But the mere fact that somebody is… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
One should also remember that the U.S. is the biggest exporter of torture weapons in the world, though the U.K. is not… — Harold Pinter Copy Share Image
When watching 'The Passion,' Jews and Christians are watching two entirely different films. For two hours, Christians watch their Savior tortured and… — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
“Or perhaps we should just ask Todd." I pound the glass right at his face. He doesn't even flinch. And then she… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“No follower of Christ knew the shape of the earth. For many centuries this great Peasant of Palestine has been worshiped as… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
The thing is, Guantánamo is also a naval base, and they're under the delusion - especially the people on the naval side… — Molly Crabapple Copy Share Image
Let us be clear: censorship is cowardice. ... It masks corruption. It is a school of torture: it teaches, and accustoms one… — Pablo Antonio Cuadra Copy Share Image
“On August 1, the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel granted the CIA’s request to begin water-boarding Abu Zubaydah. The technique, tantamount… — Tim Weiner Copy Share Image
The widespread abuse of prisoners is a virtually foolproof indication that politicians are trying to impose a system--whether political, religious or economic--that… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
Writing helped to have jobs that involved running around, pushing things like dish carts and wheelbarrows. It would be hard to sit… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
“Institutionalized torture in Christendom was not just an unthinking habit; it had a moral rationale. If you really believe that failing to… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
I think if you're looking for a pure expression of evil, torture is pretty - is a pretty good candidate. — Mark Danner 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
Torture, including practices like waterboarding, violates the legal and moral standards of all civilized nations. — Jerrold Nadler Copy Share Image
To me, torture would be, "I can't think what to write in the next sentence. I'm stuck." Torture would be if you… — Steve Martin 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
Less than 15% of the people do any original thinking on any subject. The greatest torture in the world for most people… — Luther Burbank Copy Share Image
John Kerry gave the enemy for free what I and many of my comrades in North Vietnam in the prison camps took… — Paul Galanti Copy Share Image
I want Americans to know that Guantánamo happened not to monsters, but to men. Innocent men. — Lakhdar Boumediene 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
I'm a Midwesterner! Not being able to have a cheeseburger once in a while would be torture! — Jessica Capshaw Copy Share Image
Bad jokes and gay marriage are destroying this country. But torture can save it. — Jon Stewart 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
People shouldn't stay married because of the kids. That's torture for everyone. — Sofia Vergara Copy Share Image
While the Japanese droned on in a high-pitched voice, I blinked out the desperate message over and over. TORTURE...TORTURE... — Jeremiah Denton Copy Share Image
I'm sure if there is a debate, Guantanamo Bay must be closed. And it should be closed, because it does not belong… — Mohamedou Ould Slahi Copy Share Image
“why be bothered with other people's set-ups? it only leads to torture.” — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
