Being Wrongfully Convicted Quotes & Sayings

I love man-kind, but I hate the institutions of the dead unkind. Men execute nothing so faithfully as the wills of the dead, to the last codicil and letter. They rule this world, and the living are but their executors. Such foundation too have our lectures and our sermons, commonly. — Henry David Thoreau

Golden would find himself thinking that if he ever became delusional or foolhardy enough to outfit one of his houses with a complaint box, it would need to be about the size of a refrigerator. — Brady Udall

I do not assert that the ostensible end, or even that the secret aim, of American parties is to promote the rule of aristocracy or democracy in the country; but I affirm that aristocratic or democratic passions may easily be detected at the bottom of all parties, and that, although they escape a superficial observation, they are the main point and the very soul of every faction in the United States. — Alexis De Tocqueville

There's a battle between what the cook thinks is high art and what the customer just wants to eat. — Mario Batali

Close your eyes. You might try saying ... something like this: "The sun is shining overhead. The sky is blue and sparkling. Nature is calm and in control of the world-and I, as nature's child, am in tune with the Universe." Or-better still-pray! — Dale Carnegie

I believe it is the responsibility of each of us to pass on whatever we have learned in our time here. If I reach enlightenment after meditating in a cave for 10 years, but do not pass on this teaching and it dies with me, this was a wasted life. I believe we are here to help one another, and each of us has a unique wisdom that we should do our best to convey to others. — Chris Matakas

It's important for students to take their studies seriously. — Nicholas A. Christakis

Christianity teaches righteousness, not rights. It emphasizes honor, not equality. A Christian's concern is what is owed to the other, not what is owed to himself. — Elisabeth Elliot

Our lives are shaped not as much by our experiences as by our expectations. — George Bernard Shaw

No executive devotes effort to proving himself wrong. — Robert Heller

So Fnick, can I change channel?" Iggy asked. "There's a game on."
"Make yourself at home, Figgy." Fang said. — James Patterson

Man lives by habits indeed, but what he lives for is thrill and excitements ... From time immemorial war has been ... the supremely thrilling excitement. — William James

I have not changed much. I haven't gotten a big ego or anything. — Helio Castroneves

Verses which do not teach men new and moving truths do not deserve to be read. — Voltaire

Expressing yourself when he takes for granted doesn't work. — Sherry Argov