#punish

The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

#less #more #often #order #policing

To be misunderstood can be the writer's punishment for having disturbed the reader's peace. The greater the disturbance, the greater the possibility of misunderstanding. ↗

— Anatole Broyard

#disturbed #greater #having #misunderstanding #misunderstood

I wish I could undo what I did at Enron but I can't. I understand that I deserve punishment. Your honor, I accept the prison sentence that you are about to impose and will serve it without bitterness. ↗

— Andrew Fastow

#accept #bitterness #could #deserve #did

As the bull market goes on, people who take great risks achieve great rewards, seemingly without punishment. It's like crime without punishment or sex without sin. ↗

— Ron Chernow

#bull #bull market #crime #goes #great

Those who consent to the act and those who do it shall be equally punished. ↗

— Edward Coke

#consent #equally #punished #shall #those

Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent. ↗

— Emily Dickinson

#chastisement #merit #punishment #talent

I always wanted to be somebody. If I made it, it's half because I was game enough to take a lot of punishment along the way and half because there were a lot of people who cared enough to help me. ↗

— Althea Gibson

#always #because #cared #enough #game