Corrections Quotes

51 quotes by 46 authors

Nature is more like a seesaw than a crystal, a never-ending conga line of bold moves and corrections. — Diane Ackerman
The process of tracing regularity in any complicated, and at first sight confused, set of appearances, is necessarily tentative; we begin by making any supposition,… — John Stuart Mill
Science is continually correcting what it has said. Fertile corrections... science is a ladder... poetry is a winged flight... An artistic masterpiece exists for all… — Victor Hugo
Although prison officials have long battled illegal cellphones, smartphones have changed the game. With Internet access, a prisoner can call up phone directories, maps and… — Kim Severson
Don't succumb to excuses. Go back to the job of making the corrections and forming the habits that will make your goal possible. — Vince Lombardi
(I'm not putting any of this well. I am not and never have been an intellectual. I am not articulate, and the subjects that I… — David Foster Wallace
Commandments and covenants of God are like navigational instructions from celestial heights and will lead us safely to our eternal destination. It is one of… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
But part of the enjoyment I take in it is finding the most efficient way to do it, which doesn't mean the corrections aren't made.… — Bruce Nauman
Approval is a greater motivator than disapproval, but we have to disapprove on occasion when we correct. Itâ€™s necessary. I make corrections only after I… — John Wooden
Far more money has been lost by investors preparing for corrections, or trying to anticipate corrections, than has been lost in corrections themselves. — Peter Lynch
I can't recall ever once having seen the name of a market timer on Forbes' annual list of the richest people in the world. If… — Peter Lynch
The Christian in me says it's wrong, but the corrections officer in me says, 'I love to make a grown man piss himself.' — Charles Graner
The lack of resources is no longer an excuse not to act. The idea that action should only be taken after all the answers and… — Jaime Lerner
Today's world needs change, alteration, renewal, and corrections of errors. It needs new ideas, new approaches, methods, plans, procedures, and new ways of doing things.… — Wilferd Peterson
A solemn day. Barring a stay by Sup Ct, & with my final nod, Utah will use most extreme power & execute a killer. Mourn… — Mark Shurtleff
Instead, our system of "corrections" is about arm's-length revenge and retribution, all day and all night. Then its overseers wonder why people leave prison more… — Piper Kerman
I love to read. And right now I'm on my last hundred pages of 'The Corrections' by Jonathan Franzen, and I really enjoyed it. His… — Candice Accola
At that time, about July 5, we had no Iraqi corrections officers working for us. It was a responsibility of the CPA, with contractors, to… — Janis Karpinski
Our current criminal justice system has no provision for restorative justice, in which an offender confronts the damage they have done and tries to make… — Piper Kerman
I think transportation and corrections are not the first two areas that I would go looking for massive change. — William Weld

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