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My father wasn't a cruel man. And I loved him. But he was a pretty tough character. His own father was even tougher - one of those Victorians, hard as iron - but my dad was tough enough.

~Anthony Hopkins

Topics: Character Cruel Dad Enough Even Father Hard He Him His Iron Loved Man Own Pretty Those Tough Tougher

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Life lives on life - it is cruel, but it is God's will. And it is for our good, of course, because if there weren't little animals to eat up the young mussels, our canals would be choked by those shellfish, for each mother has more than a thousand young ones at a time!

~Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

Topics: Animals Because Choked Course Cruel Each Eat God Good Life Little Lives More Mother Our Than Those Thousand Time Up Were Will Would Young

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It's absolutely clear that whatever cruel and unusual punishments may - may mean with regard to future things, such as death by injection or the electric chair, it's clear that - that the death penalty, in and of itself, is not considered cruel and unusual punishment.

~Antonin Scalia

Topics: Absolutely Chair Clear Considered Cruel Death Death Penalty Electric Future Itself May Mean Penalty Punishment Punishments Regard Things Unusual Whatever

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We have laws against torture. The Constitution says nothing whatever about torture. It speaks of punishment; 'cruel and unusual' punishments are forbidden.

~Antonin Scalia

Topics: About Against Constitution Cruel Forbidden Laws Nothing Punishment Punishments Says Speaks Torture Unusual Whatever

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I do accept that, with - with respect to those vague terms in the Constitution such as equal protection of the laws, due process of law, cruel and unusual punishments. I fully accept that those things have to apply to new phenomena that didn't exist at the time.

~Antonin Scalia

Topics: Accept Apply Constitution Cruel Due Equal Equal Protection Exist Fully Law Laws New Phenomena Process Protection Punishments Respect Terms Things Those Time Unusual Vague

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If you are sentenced to torture for a crime, yes, that is a cruel punishment. But the mere fact that somebody is tortured is - is unlawful under - under our statutes, but the Constitution happens not to address it, just as it does not address a lot of other horrible things.

~Antonin Scalia

Topics: Address Constitution Crime Cruel Does Fact Happens Horrible Horrible Things Just Lot Mere Other Our Punishment Somebody Things Torture Tortured Yes You

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Society's mores have changed, and what used to be thought not to be cruel and unusual now is thought to be cruel and unusual.

~Antonin Scalia

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Hollywood is a very strong machine that needs, and in... especially with female actors, fresh flesh. It's that cruel. But that's the way it is.

~Antonio Banderas

Topics: Actor Cruel Female Flesh Fresh Hollywood Machine Needs Strong Very Way

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I was very interested in the relationship between the man who speaks and the woman who listens. I was drawn to the idea that the relationship between a man and a woman can be something like a war itself, very cruel and violent.

~Antonio Lobo Antunes

Topics: Between Cruel Drawn Idea Interested Itself Like Listens Man Relationship Something Speaks Very Violent War Who Woman

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People are constantly clamoring for the joy of life. As for me, I find the joy of life in the hard and cruel battle of life - to learn something is a joy to me.

~August Strindberg

Topics: Battle Constantly Cruel Find Hard Joy Learn Life Me People Something

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