George W. Bush Quotes

You only need a few people to effect a kidnapping.

We'll abduct Garian. Or Jason." "And—?" "And dump them into the ocean. Nobody would ever pay a ransom for them.

These are horrible choices. On the one hand if you don't pay the ransom, you are putting the lives of the hostages in almost certain danger. On the other hand, if you do pay the ransom, you are enabling and increasing the likelihood of the kind of behavior that caused the problem in the first place.

The kidnapped person is so tantalizingly close, kept alive by a devastating hope. Kidnapping or hostage-taking is perhaps the most disturbing form of terror because it turns this hope into a liability that can paralyze.

I remember the time I was kidnapped and they sent a piece of my finger to my father. He said he wanted more proof.

Any time you take a chance you better be sure the rewards are worth the risk because they can put you away just as fast for a ten dollar heist as they can for a million dollar job.

It seemed to be inadmissible to give in on such a fundamental point. This would have meant that any one who would have wanted to be a terrorist could gain eventually their freedom thanks to another kidnapping.

Yes, I was detained for eight days in Waziristan in 1996. It was against my will, and my passport and money were taken from me. I was not mistreated or harmed, but I was also not allowed to leave.

If they [terrorists] see a Western hostage can be sold for a couple of million dollars, they may conclude that by holding on to an American, they'll get some money out of us.

We know that there are programs coming up that he wants, and wants badly. And the only way that we will get back the programs is to hold them for ransom.

Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery. It is a scourge for humanity, and America must project its values and protect vulnerable persons.

Well, now I would like to kidnap Johnny Depp and yes, Ranbir Kapoor for sure.

What gave it away? When she loaded me bound and gagged into the back of her truck? Or when she actually said. "I'm ready to kill you and throw your body inn the swamp? "Hey for a while there, it looked like you were going to talk your way out of it. I didn't want to interfere.

Anyone caught with tobacco will be tortured until he gives up the name of his supplier.

Reward and punishment are the twin instruments of power in the State; they must not be revealed to anyone.

People … are frequently visited by the Mambari as slave-dealers. This trade causes bloodshed; for when a poor family is selected as the victims, it is necessary to get rid of the older members of it, because they are supposed to be able to give annoyance to the chief afterward by means of enchantments

You don't give a carrot to a killer rabbit.

Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent.

It having come to the knowledge of the Commander in Chief of the District that certain persons have been and still are imprisoning and holding to service Indians against their will and without any legal contract for service. It is thereby ordered that all persons so holding or detaining Indians shall release them, and permit them to return to their own homes.

You can reach agreements with countries; you cannot reach agreements with gangs.

There is no justice if wrongdoers go unpunished and victims do not feel avenged.

I was forbidden to talk to my fellow hostages.

I always knew I'd get caught sooner or later. And I knew I would end up going to prison.

Stalking is a serious crime with serious consequences.

The best crime stories are always about the crime and its consequences - you know, 'Crime And Punishment' is the classic. Where you have the crime, and its consequences are the story, but considering the crime and the consequences makes you think about the society in which the crime takes place, if you see what I mean.