Conviction Quote by Beryl Bainbridge

There's an obsession, within our culture, with the genteel thief. Somebody who commits a crime, but does it in a classy way.

— Geoffrey Gray

“As you have observed, it is the nature of human beings to exploit one another ruthlessly and to ravage nature as well, again and…

— Dean Koontz

The application of collective guilt, running from one generation to another, is a dangerous doctrine which would leave few modern nations unscathed.

— Margaret Thatcher

Lust is the cause of generation.

— Leonardo da Vinci

“There is a tendency of one generation to run wild, break rules, enjoy itself, and then condemn those who come along next to give…

— Bob Morris

The study of crime begins with the knowledge of oneself. All that you despise, all that you loathe, all that you reject, all that…

— Henry Miller

One of the frustrating tics of our society's progressive vanguard is the assumption that every evil it discovers was entirely invisible in the past,…

— Ross Douthat

It is an ideology born out of hatred and its adherents belong to no religion, culture or civilisation.

— Pratibha Patil

Let us admit, without bitterness, that the individual has his distinct interests and can, without felony, stipulate for those interests and defend them. The…

— Victor Hugo

It's the ones who can't let go - of fear or anger, lust or greed, vanity or pride or power - who are most…

— Kate Elliott

Those who attempt nothing themselves think every thing easily performed, and consider the unsuccessful always as criminal.

— Samuel Johnson

“It may well be that we will have to repent in this generation. Not merely for the vitriolic words and the violent actions of…

— Martin Luther King Jr