Extenuations Quotes & Sayings

If crimes are committed they must be seen as a disease, and punishment as treatment rather than as social vengeance. — Daniel Guerin

It would appear ... that moral phenomena, when observed on a great scale, are found to resemble physical phenomena; and we thus arrive, in inquiries of this kind, at the fundamental principle, that the greater the number of individuals observed, the more do individual peculiarities, whether physical or moral, become effaced, and leave in a prominent point of view the general facts, by virtue of which society exists and is preserved. — Adolphe Quetelet

The fist of a revolutionist must be hard like a gravestone; if not, his own gravestone will soon be erected! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

They say that girls are the ones who want fairy tail endings, but then again, who are the authors of fairy tales? mostly men ... — Alina Radoi

You can't predict anything. How can you be certain about anything when everything is chaos and we're not in control? — John Lloyd

Even in the fiercest battles the Butterflies and Bee's still kiss the flowers. — Stanley Victor Paskavich

Survival in space is a challenging endeavor. As the history of modern warfare suggests, people have generally proven themselves unable to live and work together peacefully over long periods of time. Especially in isolated or stressful situations, those living in close quarters often erupt into hostility. — Jenny Offill

Passions are defects or virtues in the highest power. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Someone who surprises me, someone who makes me laugh, and someone who has her own life and wants to share that with me. I hate those relationships where someone is just following the other person around, you know? — Diego Luna

Month after month, Wizard Academy equips people who want to make a difference. This is why journalists and scientists and artists and educators and business owners and advertising professionals and ministers are attracted to our little school. — Roy H. Williams

My own dreams fortunately came true in this great state. I became Mr. Universe; I became a successful businessman. And even though some people say I still speak with a slight accent, I have reached the top of the acting profession. — Arnold Schwarzenegger

Oh yes, he's seen the black pupils of time's eyes. Two dark drains in a pair of dirty gas station bathroom sinks. The faucet's open and he's gurgling down the pipes, gushing toward whatever tank he's bound to swirl around in for the rest of his life. There's no telling from here if that's a realm of purification or of shit. There's only one way to find out, and that's to ride it all the way down. — Patrick Bryant

Management: First fix the blame. Then fix the problem. — Randall Dale Adams

My willingness to fail gives me the ability to succeed. — Vinod Khosla

It's always an uphill battle. You know, I'm a Republican in Maryland. This is the bluest of the blue. — Bob Ehrlich