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Murder begins where self-defense ends.

Quote by Georg Buchner about crime, end, self-control

In reference to the murder scene in “Dial M for murder”: As you have seen on the screen; the best way to do it is with a scissor.

Quote by Alfred Hitchcock about film

Just as the office worker dreams of murdering his hated boss and so is saved from really murdering him, so it is with the author; with his great dreams he helps his readers to survive, to avoid their worst intentions.

Quote by Ernesto Sabato about literature, dream, workers, heads

All murder'd for within the hollow crown.

Quote by William Shakespeare about philosophy

Say what you like about my bloody murderous government, I says, but don't insult me poor bleedin country.

Quote by Edward Abbey about country

Solo concerts are murder, I find; I don't like doing them.

Quote by Derek Bailey

Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.

Quote by John Adams about democracy

Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.

Quote by John Adams about democracy

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about wealth, religion

Religion is what keeps the poor man from murdering the rich.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about wealth, religion, man

Any government that supports, protects or harbours terrorists is complicit in the murder of the innocent and equally guilty of terrorist crimes.

Quote by George W. Bush about criminals

After all, every murderer when he kills runs the risk of the most dreadful of deaths, while those who kill him risk nothing except promotion.

Quote by Albert Camus about opinion, risk, nothing

Every murderer is probably somebody's old friend.

Quote by Agatha Christie about friendship, old, olderness

I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest.

Quote by Agatha Christie about crime, quiet, interest

Kids die now by either murder or accident - no disease on any scale except rare diseases and they're an anomaly.

Quote by Katherine Dunn

It is a crime to put a Roman citizen in chains, it is an enormity to flog one, sheer murder to slay one: what, then, shall I say of crucifixion? It is impossible to find the word for such an abomination.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about impossible, word, crime, criminals

For most of the film I wore good-looking dentures but then he had developed this whole weird thing of putting in his grandmother's teeth which he wears to murder people and bites them.

Quote by Ralph Fiennes about film, things, good, good luck, people

In films murders are always very clean. I show how difficult it is and what a messy thing it is to kill a man.

Quote by Alfred Hitchcock about film, things, man

Seeing a murder on television can help work off one's antagonisms. And if you haven't any antagonisms, the commercials will give you some.

Quote by Alfred Hitchcock about crime, television, haven, help, work

Some of our most exquisite murders have been domestic, performed with tenderness in simple, homey places like the kitchen table.

Quote by Alfred Hitchcock about film