Execution Quotes

388 quotes by 321 authors

Cost overruns are not uncommon in architecture, particularly for designs that depart from structural or technological norms, or demand a finer quality of execution than… — Martin Filler
It is above all in the present democratic age that the true friends of liberty and human grandeur must remain constantly vigilant and ready to… — Alexis de Tocqueville
It was as if that great rush of anger had washed me clean, emptied me of hope, and, gazing up at the dark sky spangled… — Albert Camus
One man with a gun can control 100 without one. ... Make mass searches and hold executions for found arms. — Vladimir Lenin
In the ill-judged execution of the well-judged plan of things the call seldom produces the comer, the man to love rarely coincides with the hour… — Thomas Hardy
What, then, is the government? An intermediary body established between the subjects and the sovereign for their mutual communication, a body charged with the execution… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
So, preferring death to capture, I accomplished the most astonishing deeds, and which, more then once, showed me that the too great care we take… — Alexandre Dumas
Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many… — Aristotle
Bit by bit, putting it together... Piece by piece, only way to make a work of art. Every moment makes a contribution, Every little detail… — Stephen Sondheim
My fingers,' said Elizabeth, 'do not move over this instrument in the masterly manner which I see so many woman's do. They have not the… — Jane Austen
I'm into, oh murders and executions mostly. It depends. — Bret Easton Ellis
The will is infinite and the execution confin'd, the desire is boundless and the act a slave to limit. — William Shakespeare
Since I was a law student, I have been against the death penalty. It does not deter. It is severely discriminatory against minorities, especially since… — Ralph Nader
The best literature is always a take [in the musical sense]; there is an implicit risk in its execution, a margin of danger that is… — Julio Cortazar
Everything in art depends on execution: the story of a louse can be as beautiful as the story of Alexander. You must write according to… — Julian Barnes
Any civilization where the main symbol of religious veneration is a tool of execution is a bad place to have children. — Charles Stross
It may merely be apocryphal that when the Wizard saw the glass bottle he gasped, and clutched his heart. The story is told in so… — Gregory Maguire
I felt that I had been happy and that I was happy again. For everything to be consummated, for me to feel less alone, I… — Albert Camus
The worst crime committed by totalitarian mind-sets is that they force their citizens, including their victims, to become complicit in their crimes. Dancing with your… — Azar Nafisi
Some people deal with their problems by talking them to death. In fact, some enjoy the execution so much they resurrect their problems just so… — Richard Paul Evans

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