"A humane and generous concern for every individual, his health and his fulfillment, will do more to soothe the savage heart than the fear of state-inflicted death, which chiefly serves to remind us how close we remain to the jungle."

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Source : Ramsey Clark (1971). “Crime in America”

Ramsey Clark

#Heart Quotes #Savages Quotes #Death Penalty Quotes

“I was convicted of three misdemeanors of willful failure to file a form.”
“An artist is maybe not always having a normal life.”
“Where focus goes, energy flows. And where energy flows, whatever you're focusing on grows. In other words, your life is controlled by what you focus on. That's why you need to focus on where you want to go, not on what you fear. When you next find yourself in a state of uncertainty, resist your fear. Shift your focus toward where you want to go and your actions will take you in that direction.”
“Well, the common enemy in North America is the Western consumer. The consumer has driven oil up to $50 a barrel so we have to have these wars. I think it's incumbent upon us to.”
“Atlanta's my musical home. It really was the place where I really came alive.”
“When it's asshole-tightening time, that's when you see what people are made of. Or at least what their ***** is made of.”

Source : Justin Halpern (2010). “Shit My Dad Says”, p.34, Pan Macmillan
“Not everyone is born a witch or a saint. Not everyone is born talented, or crooked, or blessed; some are born definite in no particular at all. We are a fountain of shimmering contradictions, most of us. Beautiful in the concept, if we're lucky, but frequently tedious or regrettable as we flesh ourselves out.”
“...if you live feeling like Your glass is half empty, well, It may as well be empty all the way.”

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