Basalonies Quotes & Sayings

Those who cry out that the government should 'do something' never even ask for data on what has actually happened when the government did something, compared to what actually happened when the government did nothing. — Thomas Sowell

In order that punishment should not be an act of violence perpetrated by one or many upon a private citizen, it is essential that it should be public, speedy, necessary, the minimum possible in the given circumstances, proportionate to the crime, and determined by the law. — Cesare Beccaria

And a single green soldier was plucked from the shoe box of reservists and replacements and tossed her way, through the air. She picked him up from the sand. The mold had shaped his features precisely, a strong jaw and a sharp nose, the little combat helmet and a sash of ammunition across his chest. Unlike — Alice McDermott

To not make fun of something is, we believe, itself a form of bullying. — Mary Katharine Ham

of those who had not measured up to its demands were many. He was one of the few who had measured up. He had earned the privilege to call these mountains his home. In return, he — Jason Manning

When I start a movie, the first day, I feel like a duck. — Penelope Cruz

Hark, dumbass, the error is not to fall but to fall from no height. Don't fall off a curb, fall off a cliff. — Dean Young