Murder Quotes

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Under pressure, people admit to murder, setting fire to the village church or robbing a bank, but never to being bores. — Elsa Maxwell
John Brown was tried for treason, murder, and inciting slaves to insurrection. — John Sergeant Wise
Word is murder of a thing, not only in the elementary sense of implying its absence - by naming a thing, we treat it as… — Slavoj Å½iÅ¾ek
If you've got a gun law that criminals will obey, why not just turn it into a murder law that criminals will obey-then we won't… — Andrew Ford
Democratic societies can no longer give religious fanatics a free hand to abuse and murder non believers. Such action betrays contempt for the basic human… — Armstrong Williams
As you go through life's rich tapestry, you realize that most people you meet aren't fit to shine your shoes. It's a sad fact, but… — Lemmy Kilmister
I rely on guns for protection in life. God does not say, 'This is la-la land.' God doesn't say, 'Welcome to Earth. Everything's perfect. There's… — Luke Scott
Hurling looks a bit like a cross between lacrosse and second degree murder. — David Feherty
What persuades men and women to mistake each other from time to time for gods or vermin is ideology. One can understand well enough how… — Terry Eagleton
Amaryllis in Blueberry is a rich, evocative story about an unusual family that will sweep readers away to another place and time. Amaryllis's voice is… — Susan Wiggs
I do not believe in terrorism, violence, destruction, murder, pre-emption, or War. — Rosanne Cash
One of the things I like about being a celebrity is that you can get away with murder. Not just metaphorically, literally. Remember that annoying… — Zach Braff
In the year 1090, there was founded in Persia the religious and military order of the Assassins, whose history is one of cruelty, barbarity, and… — Harry J. Anslinger
Bureaucracy has committed murder here in the greater New Orleans area, and bureaucracy has to stand trial before Congress now. — Aaron Broussard
I object. I object to any killing at all. You know, it's terrible what happened and I think retaliation definitely makes sense and it's definitely… — Tre Cool
The diabolical work that has taken place since the legalization of abortion is that it has destroyed, in those tragic women who have allowed their… — Alice von Hildebrand
The parlour cars and Pullmans are packed also with scented assassins, salad-eaters who murder on milk. — Wystan Hugh Auden
Throughout history, adultery has had few rivals as a cause of murder and human misery. The reason we tend to resemble our mates is that… — Jared Diamond
At times some people use force or fraud to take from others without willful, voluntary consent. Normally, the initiation of force to take life is… — Ken Schoolland
War is organized murder, and nothing else. — Harry Patch

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