The fault no child ever loses is the one he was most punished for.

Crimes are more effectually prevented by the certainty than the severity of punishment

It is better to prevent crimes than to punish them.

For a punishment to be just it should consist of only such gradations of intensity as suffice to deter men from committing crimes.

The punishment of death is the war of a nation against a citizen whose destruction it judges to be necessary or useful.

Laws against the possession of weapons only disarm those who have no intention of committing a crime.

Happy is the nation without a history.

The laws that forbid the carrying of arms... serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.

happy is the nation without a history

The greatest happiness of the greatest number.

I myself owe everything to French books. They developed in my soul the sentiments of humanity which had been stifled by eight years of fanatical and servile education.

Just be yourself, there is no one better.

Your ideal customer should be attracted to the brand that rests on the fabulous culture youcreated, but they don’t have to share your personal interests or have the same lifestyle you do.

It's deeply humbling to realize that there is no such thing as a society with a purchase on truth.

My favorite show is America's Funniest Home Videos. People will get hit on the head and I feel bad cause I'm laughing my head off!

I had written a script called "Freed," which I had wanted to direct.

I love driving, but I like driving on a two lane road where you can drive for hours and not see anybody.

Eloquence the soul, song charms the senses.

Our system is a mess, but 90 percent of America has insurance coverage.

As long as a man faces life hopefully, confidently, triumphantly he is not a failure

I want the same standard applied to homosexuals as is applied to heterosexuals.