Quotes by Prison I was always shocked in prison because it's a scary place. It's not natural to lock that many people up like that, in such a tiny place. There's something disturbing about it. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau scary prison people Rehabilitation is such a tiny part of prison life, and I think that has to change. The funny thing is that there's even bi-partisan agreement that it has to change, but the question is how. I don't know how. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau prison thinking The fact is that, in prison, you can't just go and be locked up and serve your time. That's not an option. You get locked up, and then you're going to go through hell and, if you're lucky, you'll come out somewhat of a human being, but you're probably going to be beyond traumatized, for the rest of your life. That's ridiculous! Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ridiculous lucky prison Growth is a funny sort of concept. For example, our GNP increases every time we build a prison. Well, okay, it's growth in a sense. Noam Chomsky growth prison example The supreme value is not the future but the present. The future is a deceitful time that always says to us, 'Not Yet,' and thus denies us... Whoever builds a house for future happiness builds a prison for the present. Octavio Paz future-happiness prison house Crimes generally punish themselves. Oliver Goldsmith crime prison I trust work, directors - I don't live in fear. All good experiences have come from trusting the universe. There is no other way to live or love. Otherwise, you create your own prison. Olivia Wilde way-to-live prison directors Being young is an 18 year prison sentence for a crime your parents committed. But you do get time off for good behavior. Orson Scott Card prison parent years Most crimes are sanctioned in some form or other when they take grand names. Ouida crime prison names Childhood is the one prison from which there's no escape, the one sentence from which there's no appeal. We all serve our time. P. D. James appeals childhood prison Where crime is taught from early years, it becomes a part of nature. Ovid taught prison years Nelson Mandela can rot in prison until he dies or I die, whichever takes longer. P. W. Botha nelson dies prison The punishment can be remitted; the crime is everlasting. Ovid punishment crime prison Do not lay on the multitude the blame that is due to a few. Ovid multitudes blame prison One of the many lessons that one learns in prison is, that things are what they are and will be what they will be. Oscar Wilde lessons prison I think the death penalty's easier than life in prison. Pamela Smart death-penalty prison thinking There is no greater punishment than that of being abandoned to one's self. Pasquier Quesnel punishment prison self I'm going to do the time and I am going to do it the right way Paris Hilton right-way prison way She was one of those Southerners who knew from an early age that the South could never be more for them than a fragrant prison, administered by a collective of loving but treacherous relatives. Pat Conroy collectives prison age My friends in prison were mostly women more like myself: not historical figures who I did not relate to as peers, but hookers and addicts. Patricia McConnell peers prison historical «1415161718192021222324»
