We are prisoners of ideas.
We are prisoners of ideas.
America is the land of the second chance
America is the land of the second chance – and when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life.
Oh who is that young sinner with the
Oh who is that young sinner with the handcuffs on his wrist? And what has he been after that they groan and shake their fists? And wherefore is he wearing such a conscience-stricken air? Oh they're taking him to prison for the colour of his hair.
It becomes not a law-maker to be a
It becomes not a law-maker to be a law-breaker.
Justice is that virtue of the soul which
Justice is that virtue of the soul which is distributive according to desert.
A variety in punishment is of utility,
A variety in punishment is of utility, as well as a proportion.
The English laws punish vice; the
The English laws punish vice; the Chinese laws do more, they reward virtue.
Why would anyone expect him to come out
Why would anyone expect him to come out smarter? He went to prison for three years, not Princeton.
To try to raise a son from inside the
To try to raise a son from inside the prison walls is a very difficult thing. But I want to say to the world my son at 16 was the one who tried the most to get me out of prison.
~Jim Bakker
Federal prison, if you get any of it,
Federal prison, if you get any of it, you're going to have to do 85% of it. And the reason why I called it that is because I had a friend who got sent to the federal joint and his whole... it wasn't about him being in jail. He cried about the 85%.
Once we are destined to live out our
Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind, our duty is to furnish it well.
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
While crime is punished it yet
While crime is punished it yet increases.
I existed in a world that never is - the
I existed in a world that never is - the prison of the mind.
I don't like being famous - it is like a
I don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.
Prosecution I have managed to avoid; but
Prosecution I have managed to avoid; but I have been arrested, charged in a police court, have refused to be bound over, and thereupon have been unconditionally released - to my great regret; for I have always wanted to know what going to prison was like.
Faults of the head are punished in this
Faults of the head are punished in this world, those of the heart in another; but as most of our vices are compound, so also is their punishment.
We don't seem to be able to check crime,
We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and then tax it out of business.
I know how men in exile feed on dreams
I know how men in exile feed on dreams of hope.
How dreadful it is when the right judge
How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong.
Justice is justice though it's always
Justice is justice though it's always delayed and finally done only by mistake.
Well, I don't think prisons are the
Well, I don't think prisons are the answer to everything, obviously.
The only difference between me and my
The only difference between me and my fellow actors is that I've spent more time in jail.
It is safer that a bad man should not be
It is safer that a bad man should not be accused, than that he should be acquitted.
Forgiveness, that noblest of all
Forgiveness, that noblest of all self-denial, is a virtue which he alone who can practise in himself can willingly believe in another.
