Every crime has, in the moment of its
Every crime has, in the moment of its perpetration, Its own avenging angel--dark misgiving, An ominous sinking at the inmost heart.
Those magistrates who can prevent crime,
Those magistrates who can prevent crime, and do not, in effect encourage it.
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%.
It is hard, but it is excellent, to find
It is hard, but it is excellent, to find the right knowledge of when correction is necessary and when grace doth most avail.
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.
There is a point at which even justice
There is a point at which even justice does injury.
I can work for the Lord in or out of
I can work for the Lord in or out of prison.
A pedestal is as much a prison as any
A pedestal is as much a prison as any small, confined space.
There are few better measures of the
There are few better measures of the concern a society has for its individual members and its own well being than the way it handles criminals.
It is better that ten guilty persons
It is better that ten guilty persons escape, than that one innocent suffer.
The object of punishment is prevention
The object of punishment is prevention from evil; it never can be made impulsive to good.
It is not at the table, but in prison,
It is not at the table, but in prison, that you learn who your true friends are.
To seek the redress of grievances by
To seek the redress of grievances by going to law, is like sheep running for shelter to a bramble bush.
I wrote a million words in the first
I wrote a million words in the first year, and I could never have done that outside of prison.
The punishment can be remitted; the
The punishment can be remitted; the crime is everlasting.
The world itself is but a large prison,
The world itself is but a large prison, out of which some are daily led to execution.
Everyone is a prisoner of his own
Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices - just recognize them.
We shall not yield to violence. We shall
We shall not yield to violence. We shall not be deprived of union freedoms. We shall never agree with sending people to prison for their convictions.
While we have prisons it matters little
While we have prisons it matters little which of us occupy the cells.
The torment of human frustration,
The torment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and 'mangled mind' leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.
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.
Crime succeeds by sudden despatch;
Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
Hanging was the worst use a man could be
Hanging was the worst use a man could be put to.
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.