Sentenced Quotes

55 quotes by 49 authors

I am the executioner. When the crime is committed and the Lord God does not take vengeance nor does the exalted State move to declare… — Unknown Author
Let us be on the side of those who sit in jails and are sentenced to death for their faith. Let us pray for them… — Richard Wurmbrand
The English government having determined not to respect my rights as a French citizen and officer, and summoned me before a court martial, I have… — Wolfe Tone
There were some tragic cases of women whose love was abused, who for a certain time procured important documents or information, not knowing who for,… — Markus Wolf
RESPITE, n. A suspension of hostilities against a sentenced assassin, to enable the Executive to determine whether the murder may not have been done by… — Ambrose Bierce
Homelessness is a part of our American system. There should be nothing wrong with this condition as long as the individual is not sentenced to… — Jerzy Kosinski
The zoo is a prison for animals who have been sentenced without trial and I feel guilty because I do nothing about it. I wanted… — Russell Hoban
It would repel me less to be a hangman than a soldier, because the one is obliged to put to death only criminals sentenced by… — George Santayana
So I went in front of the judge, and I had my St. Jude prayer book in my pocket and my St. Jude medal. And… — Aaron Neville
With the advent of DNA, we know that people have been convicted and sentenced to death who later proved not to be guilty of the… — Kamala Harris
A Pennsylvania woman convicted for shoplifting was sentenced to wear a badge that reads "Convicted Shoplifter." However, her lawyers hope to plea bargain down to… — Jimmy Fallon
The unteachable man is sentenced to being taught only by experience. The tragedy is he reaches nothing further than his own pain. — Criss Jami
To have the truth in your possession you can be found guilty, sentenced to death. — Peter Tosh
We are all sentenced to solitary confinement inside our own skins, for life. — Tennessee Williams
As was the custom in such cases, the pear tree was charged with murder and sentenced to be uprooted and burned. — Robert Graves
For the first time his mind grasped the fact that when life has sentenced you to suffer, the sentence is neither a fancy nor a… — Jens Peter Jacobsen
It's over. We've all been sentenced to die. — Stephenie Meyer
On his deathbed he asked for a priest and became a Catholic. That was his wife's religion. It was his own business and none of… — Charles Portis
Sometimes life seems like a poorly designed cage within which man has been sentenced to be free. — Sheldon B. Kopp
As the cleansing ocean closes over bin Laden's carcass, may the earth lie lightly on the countless graves of those he sentenced without compunction to… — Christopher Hitchens

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49 authors contributed a total of 55 Sentenced Quotes, led by these top contributors: