America Quote by Pete Rose

I didn't feel at all guilty about what I did, so I couldn't plead guilty, even though I would get a more lenient sentence.

— Katharine Gun

My argument is not that I shouldn't have been punished, but that the punishment didn't fit the crime.

— Kevin Mitnick

After my conviction, I was devastated. I had never believed that I would be convicted.

— Amanda Knox

I had concluded when I was the prosecutor that I would vote against the death penalty if I were in the legislature but that…

— Janet Reno

To admit guilt for nonexistent crimes is unacceptable to me.

— Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Here's the crazy thing: if I was guilty I would be entitled to job training, housing, medical treatment. But I have nothing. I was…

— Nick Yarris

The justice system is flawed, and that just because you're overtly guilty doesn't actually mean you're actually going to go away, to jail.

— Rashida Jones

I felt ashamed for what I had done. I don't have any excuses. I did what I did. I take full responsibility for myself…

— Louie Anderson

I was very apprehensive, mostly because I didn’t want to get caught. By now, I had begun to feel removed from the everyday world…

— Marilyn Manson

“Guilt is not an intrinsically helpful emotion for future decision-making. And often the spiral of guilt and shame can lead criminals to remain criminals.…

— Sascha Rothchild

If I was guilty of anything, it was cheating on my wife, and that was it.

— Jimmy Snuka

When I was initially charged I still thought I was not guilty because I had followed the rules.

— Andrew Fastow