"He thought that in the history of the world it might even be that there was more punishment than crime but he took small comfort from it."

-- Cormac McCarthy

#Punishment Quotes #Might Quotes #Comfort Quotes

“I have only one loyalty - to my writing. I never wanted to be the head of a studio or a producer.”

Source : "The Hollywood hitman" by Ed Vulliamy, www.theguardian.com. August 19, 2000.
“Nothing strengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individual responsibility.”

Source : Speech before Senate Judiciary Committee, 18 Jan. 1892
“I realize what it means to be financially comfortable, and I want to be that. But I'm lucky enough to be in that position. And I'm also careful. I save 38 percent of my earnings after expenses, before taxes.”
“In a man, I like funny guys. A guy who doesn't have a lot of therapy, who's mature. A man, not a boy.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“At MTV, it's very nice sometimes to be able to be very specific. Specificity really makes a news story interesting because you can color it in that personality.”
“we have accumulated a wealth of historical experience which confirms our belief that the scales of American justice are out of balance.”
“I hope, too, that my book will illuminate my belief that love of art - be it poetry, storytelling, painting, sculpture, or music - enables people to transcend any barrier man has yet devised.”

Source : Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows (2009). “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society”, p.221, A&C Black
“And we learned that you don't have to be famous or rich or physically healthy to be a leader. You just have to try to be a true person. We learned that helping other people brings out the good in everybody.”

Source : Joan Bauer (2005). “Hope Was Here”, p.116, Penguin

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