Men are rewarded or punished not for what they do but for how their acts are defined. That is why men are more interested in better justifying themselves than in better behaving themselves.
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Men are rewarded or punished not for what they do but for how their acts are defined. That is why men are more interested in better justifying themselves than in better behaving themselves.
quote by Thomas Szasz

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Excusing
there are no acts
that cannot be justified
by justifications
justice meted out
is not justice at all
just some acts of justifying
poem by Shimon Weinroth

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In the sense that people who produce things and work get rewarded, statistically. You don't get rewarded precisely for your effort, but in Russia you got rewarded for being alive, but not very well rewarded.
quote by Esther Dyson

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As nations can not be rewarded or punished in the next world they must be in this.
quote by George Mason

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It's better to be punished for telling the truth than to be rewarded for saying lies.
It is our attribution
It is he who rescued me.
The God saved me.
It is he who prompted me.
The God rewarded me.
It is he who deserted me.
The God punished me.
Why should I attribute all to the Gos?
10.02.2007
poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar

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The fate of attention
I grew interested.
I became interested.
I stayed interested.
I was no more interested.
I was no longer interested.
I grow uninterested.
It is so for every person
And for every thing
We focus our attention on.
29.11.2007
poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar

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It is for one to decide
They kill
They cheat
They deceive
Makes others cry
They smile
They Forget
They have to reply
To the lord above
Where no one is
Spared
Rewarded or punished
For the deeds
Committed
One has to go
Either to heaven
Or to hell
It is for one to decide
Where the journey
Should end
poem by Nirantar Dr.Rajendra Tela

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If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they restrict the use of these programs.
quote by Richard Stallman

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We Have This Hope
that crime does not pay
that at the end the good will be triumphant
that the good shall be rewarded
the bad punished
we have this hope
inside our hearts
we insist on this hope
as though we own it
i guess my dear
we must also have some reservations for all these
as you said
in your hometown the bad guys win
poem by Ric S. Bastasa

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Interested
Your favorite food
What you like to do
Your favorite color
or any other
The thing on your mind
That you like to share
Cause I can stay here
And listen to every word
Because I'm interested
Can I be an instrument
For changing your life
Is that all right?
Because I'm interested
I'd rather be with you instead
Than anyone else
Cause I'm interested in your middle name
Now don't be ashamed, Naw
It's between me and you
Everything you do
Let your guard down
Because there's a new girl in town
gonna turn it around
I hope that you are down
Because I'm interested
Can I be your instrument
In changing your life
Is that allright?
Because I'm interested
I'd rather be with you instead
of anyone else
I'm wide open
No more secrets
No lie
Don't wanna live like a fool
But I will
For you
So I'll beg
I'll scream
I'll call
I'll write
If that's what it takes for you to be in my life
Because I'm interested
And I'll be an instrument
In changing your life
Is that all right?
Because I'm interested
And I rather be with you instead
Of anyone else
Oh No
Because I'm interested
And I'll be an instrument
In changing your life
Is that all right?
Because I'm interested
And I rather be with you instead
Of anyone else (fade)
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Women, can you escape?
You may not be interested in sex
But sex is interested in you.
You may not be interested in men.
But men are interested in you.
Women, can you escape us; think.
04.05.2003
poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar

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And Kinsey thought that anybody who defined themselves based on their sexual acts was limiting themselves.
quote by Bill Condon

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In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.

Surrender to life itself and you'll just be rewarded with so many things. And I've been rewarded so many times, in so many mysterious ways. So I have no reason to be disappointed with anything.
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Imitation is being rewarded. They're learning that if you fit right in the mold, you get rewarded. Music is no longer a form of expression - it's a means to a lifestyle.
It is vital that Iraq and the United States together send the clearest possible signal that those who commit acts of violence against American military forces and American civilians will not be rewarded with amnesty.
quote by Ike Skelton

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You have a specific, defined audience-at MTV, they assume the audience to the news is 15 to 30 years old and they do a lot of research about the things they're interested in.
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Human beings are interested in two things. They are interested in the reality and interested in telling about it.
quote by Gertrude Stein

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The weak rulers
The sword that is fought with
Will not be punished.
The force that is ruled with
Will not be punished.
Rather they are patronized.
The weak rulers lean on them.
02.05.2012
poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar

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