Punish Quotations

Finally, I do not believe that we should punish American families who have worked diligently to provide for themselves and want to pass along their success to their children and grandchildren.

The public is eager for stories of True Cybercrime, and the media is happy to glamorize the subject. But when teenagers take the bait and live out our fantasies for us, we punish them for frightening us too much.

I have spent a lifetime watching kids make mistakes because they were not trained or well led or properly motivated to do well. I never faulted the kids; rather, I saw opportunity to train, to motivate, to improve leadership - not to punish the individual.

The thing about markets, and I think the thing people don't understand about that, is markets are not kind, but they're very efficient. So when the marketplace determines an inefficiency in the system, it corrects that, and a market system that's left alone will reward good behavior and punish bad behavior.

For a spy novelist like me, the Edward J. Snowden story has everything. A man driven by ego and idealism - can anyone ever distinguish the two? - leaves his job and his beautiful girlfriend behind. He must tell the world the Panopticon has arrived. His masters vow to punish him, and he heads for Moscow in a desperate search for refuge.

I created 'Captain Underpants' when I was in the second grade. I was constantly getting in trouble for being the class clown, so my teacher sent me out into the hallway to punish me. It was there in the hall that I began drawing 'Captain Underpants'. Soon I was making my own comic books about him.

I think we actually punish children out of their relationship with their bodies... we categorically separate mind and body and emotion and intellect.

The fact that our government is using instruments of government like the IRS to punish its opponents, this is not the kind of thing that is a Democrat or a Republican issue. This is an American issue... A lot of people do not feel free to express themselves.

And also they were absolutely brilliant in one way, you know: they knew how effective is not to punish somebody who is guilty; what Communist Party members could afford to do was mind-boggling: they could do practically anything they wanted - steal, you know, lie, whatever.

You can only punish your body so long before you're stuck with a horrendous inability to do things you'd previously been able to do.

Many people secretly think that gays are a lot happier than they are, and want to punish them.

You can't cheer when political officials punish the expression of views you dislike and then expect to be taken seriously when you wrap yourself in the banner of free speech in order to protest state punishment of views you like and share.

It is folly to punish your neighbor by fire when you live next door.

We like to put people on a pedestal, give them one character trait, and if they step outside of that shrinelike area that we blocked out for them, then we will punish them.

As politics is disconnected from its ethical and material moorings, it becomes easier to punish and imprison young people than to educate them.

To punish a man because we infer from the nature of some doctrine which he holds, or from the conduct of other persons who hold the same doctrines with him, that he will commit a crime, is persecution, and is, in every case, foolish and wicked.

Simplification of the tax code would not only unlock dormant economic potential, but, in the process, it would blunt the preferred weapon of social engineers, who reward favored industries, punish success and distort economic incentives.

Unfortunately, opponents of online speech have decided to punish our changing technological world.

At the national level, I don't know how to describe a threat to destroy Country A in order to punish Country B other than to call it state terrorism.

I think God has some mechanism that he uses to punish those that make mistakes.

The gods love to punish whatever is greater than the rest.

Although the FCC has tried to introduce net neutrality rules to avoid abusive practices like favoring your own services over others, they have struggled because there has been more than one court case in which it was asserted the FCC didn't have the authority to punish ISPs for abusing their control over the broadband channel.

I would have thought that if you're going to try to punish the Syrians and prevent them from using chemical weapons again, the thing to do is a one-time strike. Maybe a cruise missile strike at one or two of their air bases just so they know what they're going to gain from using chemical weapons on the battlefield.

We remain convinced that the NBA does not have the right to unilaterally create new ways to punish teams that want to improve by spending on player salaries. The effect of this decision is to continue to undermine player confidence in the NBA's administration of our collective bargaining agreement.

We believe very strongly that the purpose of penalties ought to be to deter, not to punish for its own sake.

We reject violence to punish anyone who harms us.

We determined he made a mistake, after a review. I felt like it was a mistake we needed to punish him over.

This proposal would punish people who are innocent of any wrongdoing.

We had chances, but when you are playing against Premiership lads you know you must take those opportunities because they will certainly punish you if you don't.

lay its hands on the lowly murderers and will punish them with all severity of the law.

Let's dispense with the notion that Congress can punish the president either by a so-called censure or by a fine or any other punishment, ... Such a deal is unconstitutional, and anyone who believes in that kind of deal believes not in the rule of law, but the rule of man, and needs to read the Constitution.

Most shot blockers will defend primarily on the ball or help from the weak side. Justin Williams can come from anywhere at any time. You have to be in the mind-set that you're either going to pull up and make a shot or find the man he left and punish him by making the extra pass to an open guy.

Most Pakistani politics is conducted within a narrow spectrum. Politicians spend much time debating the best ways to fight India, or take Kashmir, or dominate Afghanistan, or punish the United States for its real and imagined sins.

McLaren have the pressure to be perfect until China (the season's finale), and if they are not, we will be there to punish them.

My hope is that military planning will be designed to coerce him or replace him and will not simply punish him and leave him in charge of building the weapons, ... That's not a victory. That's a defeat.

New federal criminal penalties are needed to deter and punish these dishonest individuals and businesses and to put them out of business permanently.

One of the most perplexing political questions of the late 20th century is how new democracies should punish deposed dictators and their associates. Victims cry for justice, but leaders of new regimes must decide to what extent it is possible, moral or prudent to pursue evildoers of the past.

I don't do this to be vindictive or to punish someone. I do it to get Adrian on track because we need him to be the player his talent says he can be. And I think he will.

I can't say whether this war is right or wrong nationally or whatever. All I can say is, God instituted government to carry a sword to protect innocent people and to punish the evildoers.

I don't think you can be taught that. It's something that's just in me. When I get on that field, my intentions are to just go out there and try to punish people. Not in a bad way, but that's how I play football.

Give your kids an amnesty day. Tell them you want to see everything they write and all the pictures they post and promise that you won't get mad or punish them for it.

God is gonna punish me. I'm going to live with my guilt. It will eat me alive.

If we obstinately refuse to reform what we have implicitly declared to be wrong, and engaged to put away the holding of the Africans in slavery... have we not the great reason to fear, yea, may we not with great certainty conclude, God will withdraw his kind protection from us, and punish us yet seven times more?

If the government is going to mandate levels and punish schools for failing, they should send that money to the school system.

He had to do what he had to do. If I did something wrong at home, my mother had to punish me and I'm not going to argue with her. It's one of those disciplinary things.

The purpose of our justice system is to reflect the values of our society and to punish those who violate our standards.

To extend their frustration beyond that and punish the entire organization would be wrong, and I think it would be counterproductive,

What you see in these examples is that the Nunn-McCurdy cost breaches cover a lot of diversity in terms of causes and consequences. To punish programs equally for such different difficulties is not constructive.

Guns don't fall from the sky into the hands of criminals. The crime gun market is fed by a small, identifiable group of reckless gun dealers. Yes, we must severely punish criminals who use guns. But we must also stop the flood of illegal guns at its source -- the gun dealers who put profit ahead of public safety.

He runs with an attitude. He's running to punish the tacklers. He's better right now than last year by far.

God's commandments are not given to limit or punish us.

He's developing a finesse game. He's not just a big guy. Yet, if you forget that he can play down low, he'll punish you. He is so hard to stop because he is so versatile.

We have to be aware that we don't over punish our athletes just because they are athletes.

He is the only quarterback I have ever seen that actually looks for the other color helmet, and then tries to hit it. He hunts for tacklers, and wants to punish them for trying to tackle him.

Killing me doesn't punish me, it punishes my family,

Karl has truthfully told everyone who's asked him that he did not circulate Valerie Plame's name to punish her husband, Joe Wilson, Everyone is everyone.

I think it's just a testament to how good of a coach and person he is. He can't make us run suicides or punish us for not being here. We wanted to do this. We wanted to be here to show our appreciation. He's a great guy and a great coach and everybody's here to show love for him.

It is not that there is more corruption than before, it is that they are being uncovered and we need to punish them.

Last year, I lost here in our playoff match. So this year, I was going to punish whoever got in my way.

Laws are getting passed in states like Alabama that basically would punish American citizens who are 'harboring' people. Since the federal government hasn't been able to muster or to get comprehensive immigration reform passed, states are taking it upon themselves to police and enforce laws.

I will punish them if (an investigation) proves they are responsible for any violations.

I said to the boys that we just had to stay composed and we know if we turn the ball over we will punish some teams.

Our job is not to punish people, but yet when you have people who will not do what they're required to do, there's no alternative,

Our biggest thing is, as a team, we have to regroup in regards to our attitude and how we're going to play. I thought defensively we did not punish people in our own end. You can't play hockey in your own end without punishing people.

Plan B offers women a last chance to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex. Instead of making this last chance more widely available, this administration wants to punish women by making them pay for having sex.

Our main concern is not to punish anybody, but to make sure people are safe.

Some in the international community want to punish the Palestinian people because of the election result.

That can't be the goal of any of the major parties. The people would likely punish them at the ballots for not being able to overcome their inner-party conflicts and finally form a government. They're sick of it.

I think only God can punish crimes of such magnitude.

I thought it was a clean hit. But there are no regrets and I make no apologies. I think it's a tough situation to be in as a safety or a defensive back. You have to hit somebody, that's your job. That's what you're paid to do. At the same time they're going to fine you and punish you for doing that.

Juries all around the country are sending a message that this conduct was not only totally inexcusable but that it was so outrageous, there is no amount of money that would be enough to punish the people who perpetrated it.

When the church makes gay men a scapegoat for paedophiles, it ignores one problem and creates another. It does nothing to keep children safe or punish criminals.

We'd rather educate than punish people. We talk to owners about their pet and try to check back with them often.

We have some say. Florida State, that's not a normal situation. That was added late in the process. Clemson fell as it fell with the 12th member of the league coming in. We and other teams were caught in a hard spot. It's not anything the league did to punish us.

We played them good, we had them going. We've got to keep the pressure on, punish them. We didn't do that. I think it was a little bit of jitters, maybe.

We believe the Pakistani Government will punish the criminals, and take practical measures to protect Chinese nationals and institutions there.

We had to punish this industry in such a way that everybody in this country and everybody in the world would recognize that they had paid a higher price than any other,

We wanted to keep everything in front of us in the passing game, which we did, and punish the receivers.

We've gotta increase taxes on the rich. We need to have more regulations on success. We need to punish success, be it in the classroom with outcome based education or be it with a tax code or whatever. So what we do is try to take those at the top and bring them down a little bit so they know a little misery so they get closer to what life is like for those who don't do quite as well,

We need to figure out a way to get motivated to play. We didn't come out ready to play. Good teams are going to punish you.

We found evolution will punish you if you're selfish and mean. For a short time and against a specific set of opponents, some selfish organisms may come out ahead. But selfishness isn't evolutionarily sustainable.

We didn't do nothing. How can you punish somebody for doing nothing?

We are in favor of elections and we are in favor of toppling the government but we will not join the extreme right in toppling the government over the peace process, ... We don't want to punish the government for the pullout from Gaza and I don't think we should hitch a ride on the extreme Right.

Those who are appointed to guard provinces and his vassals who have been ordered ,to help , he shall speedily punish like thieves, ,if they remain inactive in attacks ,by robbers .

We are not keen to punish people, we are keen to solve the situation and we need to get the elections in place so that people can decide on who runs the country, ... If we find that we have sanctions in place, then we would see this as a failure.

We want to be different. We want to be strange and we don't want jocks or other people putting (us) down. ... We're going to punish you.

We urge the Albanian government to immediately draw up a plan of action that includes protection mechanisms for women who suffer from violence, and to prosecute and punish the perpetrators, including by making domestic violence an offence under the Criminal Code.

We should not say to our sons and daughters, if you fall in love, and if you should marry, we will punish you, ... We should bring and end to that.

We're looking at a group that is making a valuable contribution to society. It would be ludicrous to punish this population.

The real test now is for them to keep it going against Inverness, because we've definitely got the front players to punish anyone.

We condemn what some people are doing regarding the beheading of prisoners, and it is illegal according to Islamic law, ... Anybody doing this is a criminal, and we will punish him according to Islamic law.

When is it just to punish, or not? There are some cases where a person was so mentally disturbed at the time of the offense that it would be inhumane and morally objectionable to convict and punish them.

With a shooter like that, he's going to punish you.

There is only one reason for that change, and it is to punish people.

When you do that, good teams will punish you.

While I understand that everyone would love to punish the oil companies, I want to solve the problem.

First, I can understand the emotions just after a game but second I think it's always good to look in the mirror... when you are a big team, you must punish a little team.

The government believed that adherence to authority was human nature, so the Gezi protests were a real surprise to them. After the initial moment of shock, they decided to severely punish those participating in what they called an act of disobedience to authority.

Yes, we must severely punish criminals who use guns, but we must also stop the flood of illegal guns at its source - the gun dealers who put profit ahead of public safety.

To punish villages by cutting budgets if they are led by Islamic leaders, especially if those villages are led by Islamic Movement activists, is fascist.