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The men who start out with the notion that the world owes them a living generally find that the world pays its debt in the penitentiary or the poor house. ↗

— William Graham Sumner

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I am in the penitentiary. The only thing that I do is my time. ↗

— Suge Knight

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I will say that since our capture we have met with uniform kindness, and while in the penitentiary our relations with the officers have been cordially pleasant, and for their considerate and kind disposition we feel profoundly grateful. ↗

— Cole Younger

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The strong survive, but the courageous triumph. ↗

— Michael Scott

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A life which has never been laid open in penitence and faith before God has little permanence in eternity. ↗

— R.K. Harrison

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There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it. ↗

— Napoleon Hill

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If this gesture was the way of getting out of the penitentiary, I'd do it. ↗

— Lee J. Cobb

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