Famous Quotes & Sayings

Charles Spurgeon

Death is no punishment to the believer: it is the gate of endless joy.

Kurt Vonnegut

I had taught myself that a human being might as well look for diamond tiaras in the gutter as for rewards and punishments that were fair.

Bertrand Russell

The twin conceptions of sin and vindictive punishment seem to be at the root of much that is most vigorous, both in religion and politics.

Charlotte Bronte

But I feel this, Helen: I must dislike those who, whatever I do to please them, persist in disliking me; I must resist those who punish me unjustly. It is as natural as that I should love those who show me affection, or submit to punishment when I feel it is deserved.

Chanakya

Punishment when awarded with due consideration, makes the people devoted to righteousness and to works productive of wealth and enjoyment.

Charles Mackay

Nations, like individuals, cannot become desperate gamblers with impunity. Punishment is sure to overtake them sooner or later.

Bill McCollum

There are a lot of messages that need to be sent to the criminal who is out there dealing in this on the streets of the United States. We need to send the message of swiftness and certain punishment.

Bryan Stevenson

Embracing a certain quotient of racial bias and discrimination against the poor is an inexorable aspect of supporting capital punishment. This is an immoral condition that makes rejecting the death penalty on moral grounds not only defensible but necessary for those who refuse to accept unequal or unjust administration of punishment.

Cesare Beccaria

Crimes are more effectually prevented by the certainty than the severity of punishment

Alan Rickman

Acting touches nerves you have absolutely no control over.

Al Pacino

Whether he's doing great acting or not, you're seeing somebody who is in the tradition of a great actor. What he does with it, that's something else, but he's got it all. The talent, the instrument is there, that's why he has endured.

Al Pacino

Either I act or I die.

Al Pacino

I want to be a great actor someday, and I've decided there's no use philosophizing; the only way is to work at my craft.

Al Pacino

It wasn't until I got older that I realized acting was something I could really do.

Beau Garrett

Acting is an uncomfortable business because you have to make yourself vulnerable.

Beatrice Wood

You know, acting is very fascinating. But being an actress is not, because you become so concentrated on yourself.

Antony Sher

What drew me to acting in the first place was disguise.

Denzel Washington

We'll all retire from life at some point. The great thing about acting is you don't necessarily have to retire.

Greg Helstrom

I've worn down opponents before and today that's what he did to me.

Carl von Clausewitz

The only situation a commander can know fully is his own: his opponent's he can know only from unreliable intelligence.

Dean Rahas

We like to pressure our opponents and play an up-tempo game. We're young, and we're still developing.

Ann Coulter

Contempt is the emotion we feel for an opponent whose arguments are too formidable to refute.

Curtis Jackson

Negative energy that comes at you in some form is energy that can be turned around - to defeat an opponent and lift you up.

Kelly Moylan

Unfortunately, we don't get another shot (at Shawnee Heights). But that's okay. We still have plenty of tough opponents waiting for us.

Tommy Douglas

We must never underestimate our opponents; nor should we forget that the closer we come to reaching our objectives, the more vicious and forthright will their opposition become.

Vince Carter

I like to smile, even in intense situations. My opponents don't know how to react when they see me smile.

Suzanne Collins

I've spent so much time making sure I don't underestimate my opponents that I've forgotten it's just as dangerous to overestimate them as well.