Lynn Davies Quotes

At some point, people have to come out of the penalty box for the things they have done in the past.

Redemption isn't giving a bank robber a job as a teller.

I may be in timeout forever. But I hope not to be.

Punishment should have a redemptive quality to it.

Everyone who has succeeded in correcting their wrong should have the right to work.

We will never, ever weaken our resolve to be tough on the worst offenders. But we will responsibly take steps to assist our friends and neighbors who deserve a second chance to contribute to our society.

People mess up all the time. Michael Vick, he made some mistakes. He surrounded himself around the wrong people. And you've got to be careful with that. But he's redeemed himself and came back.

The attitude of Communists towards any person who has made mistakes in his work should be one of persuasion in order to help him change and start afresh and not one of exclusion, unless he is incorrigible.

Don't punish people who repent; heal them. I don't believe that private sin requires public rebuke or removal from office if repentance is taking place. However, when no evidence of true repentance exists, then discipline is in order.

I don't see how you can give someone who lied to the extent that he did a second chance in the same line of work.

Give people a second chance, but not a third.

I've done my time. I've done it as well and as respectfully as I think anyone can.

I don't know if there is redemption for people like Charlie Rose or Garrison Keillor. An apology helps, but what really matter are deeds.

When a young person is sent 'up the river,' we need to remember that all rivers can change course.

My parole officer always believed in my capacity for redemption, even when my actions did not inspire confidence.

America's a land of second opportunities.

I went to prison; therefore, I've been rehabilitated, and now I want to get on with my life. I have paid for what I did, end of story.

I mean this country is all about second chances. Look at me.

There are times when you should never give a cheater a second chance, but there also are exceptions.

I don't think everyone should get a second chance.

My journey with Krishna Vamsi had started with revenge and ended with love. When I went to Krishna Vamsi's office to work as an assistant director, I was sent out. Then I had thought they might one day need me.

You might have two years probation and do good for a whole year, and you make one mistake, and you got to start over.

I came here from Jamaica as a kid and didn't go to school, really, never had a great education. I was a little bit bad on the street, running around, doing this, doing that, and always getting into trouble. I was completely written off, so boxing has definitely saved my life.

I'm all about people being able to redeem themselves.

I looked at Robert Downey, Jr. and all these people - when you ask for redemption, people will give it to you. But if you're the boy who cried wolf, they'll destroy you.