"It can be argued that rapists deserve to be raped, that mutilators deserve to be mutilated. Most societies, however, refrain from responding in this way because the punishment is not only degrading to those on whom it is imposed, but it is also degrading to the society that engages in the same behavior as the criminals."

-- Stephen Bright

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“Maybe we're all in somebody's dream. Maybe everything's a dream, and nothing else.”
“You look at the world and see how scary it can be sometimes and still try to deal with the fear. Comedy can deal with the fear and still not paralyze you or tell you that it's going away. You say, OK, you got certain choices here, you can laugh at them and then once you've laughed at them and you have expunged the demon, now you can deal with them. That's what I do when I do my act.”
“These eyes, tho' clear To outward view of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot, Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun, or moon, or star, throughout the year, Or man, or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, not bate a jot Of heart or hope; but still bear up and steer Right onward.”
“Remember, it is not your weakness that will get in the way of God's working through you, but your delusions of strength. His strength is made perfect in our weakness! Point to His strength by being willing to admit your weakness.”
“Biology will relate every human gene to the genes of other animals and bacteria, to this great chain of being.”
“The camera could be a very powerful instrument against discrimination, against poverty, against racism.”
“The soil under the grass is dreaming of a young forest, and under the pavement the soil is dreaming of grass.”
“I was not allowed to date wrestlers, or anyone else in the company, across the board.”

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