Murder Quotes

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Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has to take the place of the victim and on his… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Murder is commoner among cooks than among members of any other profession. — Wystan Hugh Auden
It's frightening how easy it is to commit murder in America. Just a drink too much. I can see myself doing it. In England, one… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide. — John Adams
The woman who purposely destroys her unborn child is guilty of murder. With us there is no nice enquiry as to its being formed or… — Saint Basil
My wife Mary and I have been married for forty-seven years and not once have we had an argument serious enough to consider divorce; murder,… — Jack Benny
The truth is often a terrible weapon of aggression. It is possible to lie, and even to murder, with the truth. — Alfred Adler
War is organized murder and torture against our brothers. — Alfred Adler
Everyone knows the beautiful story of Abraham and the sacrifice of Isaac. How this noble father led his child to the slaughter; how Isaac meekly… — Annie Besant
I accept the Old Testament as more of an action movie: blood, car chases, evacuations, a lot of special effects, seas dividing, mass murder, adultery.… — Bono
Society can overlook murder, adultery or swindling; it never forgives preaching of a new gospel. — Edmund Burke
Any government that supports, protects or harbours terrorists is complicit in the murder of the innocent and equally guilty of terrorist crimes. — George W. Bush
The idea of songwriting is a transformative thing, and what I do with songwriting is take situations that are quite ordinary and transform them in… — Nick Cave
I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest. — Agatha Christie
I am, after all, a thriller writer. I routinely delve into the darkest chambers of the human heart. I've written about murder, kidnapping, depravity, horror,… — Harlan Coben
One nice thing about being a woman in Hollywood is that the women tend to be very close-knit. All of us writers and directors know… — Diablo Cody
Have you noticed that life, with murders and catastrophes and fabulous inheritances, happens almost exclusively in newspapers? — Jean Anouilh
As far as thinking about death and murder and various ways of killing people and how people die... I probably have the most twisted mind… — Tom Araya
An attitude can murder just as easily as an ax. — Woodrow M. Kroll
In an age when nations and individuals routinely exchange murder for murder, when the healing grace of authentic spirituality is usurped by the divisive politics… — Aberjhani

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