Ali ibn Abi Talib Quotes

What Joe Hamilton lacked more than anything else in the world was some one to kick him. Many a man who might have lived decently and become a fairly respectable citizen has gone to the dogs for the want of some one to administer a good resounding kick at the right time. It is corrective and clarifying.

Punishment alone governs all created beings.

The purpose of discipline is not to punish, but to correct.

I haven't took no punishment. There's nothing cool about taking punishment.

When I was in high school, my parents had this power over me - if I ever lied or got caught doing something that I shouldn't be doing, then I would no longer be able to go to L.A. and continue to pursue the acting thing.

When I was a kid and got in trouble, I'd always say, Mom, I'm in trouble. Well, Mom, I'm in trouble.

They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason she will rap you on the knuckles.

Blank House was exactly a nice empty sheet where nothing was accountable because you were so naughty that you were in Blank House.

The important thing is that when you correct your children, they see what they've done wrong and why you're upset.

I don't think my mother and father ever had any doubts about what I was to be punished for or not. My parents come from a very strictly defined culture.

I never get in trouble.

My son, George, has been a bad, bad boy! Right, George?

You don't need a foreign policy expert to tell you empty threats and hollow promises don't work. Ask any parent of a rebellious teenager. If you don't make good on the threats, you're asking for worse behavior next time.

One of the main rules with my mom was if I broke a club, she was going to take it and I wouldn't get it back. So I made sure I kept all my clubs.

I am a very strict mother, and as a mother, it's my responsibility to guide my kids and tell them to go how far and no further. There should be rules and guidelines for the kids, and they should know their limits.

The laws of this world are for children.

We have disciplinary authority and will use it when appropriate.

Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

Today there's law and order in everything. You can't beat anybody for nothing. If you do beat anyone, it's got to be for the sake of order.

If you ever keep [Vice President] Hubert [Humphrey] waiting again, I'll kick your ass down that hall.

He will punish you as a father punishes his disobedient child, unless you do as he desires.

When I was a kid, the people that used to push other people around, if someone whacked them, then they wouldn't be pushing people around again. But you can't really do that with adults.

Having rules means that sometimes people break them, and that means punishment.

If I got a beating for something, I usually deserved it.

You guys got big uglies, fuumm-bull, and 'Whoa, Nellie.' What I got was, 'Lindsey, why are the trash cans still out front?' 'This homework needs more work,' and the inevitable was, 'How fast were you really going?'