Crime Quote by Woody Allen

Cynicism is reality with an alternate spelling.

— Woody Allen

I really believe our society has this propensity to punish.

— Susan Rosenberg

The ultimate cynicism is to suspend judgment so that you are not judged.

— Marya Mannes

The reformative effect of punishment is a belief that dies hard, chiefly I think, because it is so satisfying to our sadistic impulses.

— Bertrand Russell

To punish is the most difficult thing there is. A society such as ours needs to question every aspect of punishment as it is…

— Michel Foucault

The punishment itself is something I respectfully disagree with, but for thousands and thousands of years it was practiced everywhere.

— Werner Herzog

Punishment can do a lot for criminals, and send a message to the rest of society.

— Bill Bennett

Punishment is a vital need of the human soul.

— Simone Weil

Perspective should never influence punishment. Too often in our society, we practice selective perspective. We're willing to see all the angles only when it…

— Jemele Hill

What pleases us is that people are realising that punishment is inevitable for those who don't respect the law.

— Elvira Nabiullina

It must be the ultimate punishment, don't you think, to finally gain wisdom, only to realize that the consequences of your actions are irrevocable?

— Lisa Unger

One of the problems of our society is that we spend too much time thinking about punishment and not enough about prevention.

— Roy Hattersley