...You can only subject people to anguish who have a conscience. You can only punish people who have hopes to frustrate or attachments to sever; who worry what you think of them. You can really only punish people who are already a little bit good.
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LIONEL TRILLING Reasons for not keeping a notebook: 1) the ambiguity of the reader LIONEL TRILLING We are at heart so profoundly anarchistic that the only form of state we can imagine living in is Ut... LIONEL TRILLING Every neurosis is a primitive form of legal proceeding in which the accused carries on the prosecuti... LIONEL TRILLING In the American metaphysic, reality is always material reality, hard, resistant, unformed, impenetra... LIONEL TRILLING It is now life and not art that requires the willing suspension of disbelief. LIONEL TRILLING In hindsight, Watergate was a curse as well as a blessing for American journalism. The courageous re... LIONEL BARBER You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it. LIONEL MESSI The day you think there is no improvements to be made is a sad one for any player. LIONEL MESSI Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind. LIONEL HAMPTON Today I am the happiest man in the world, my son was born and thanks to God for this gift. LIONEL MESSI Whether it's a friendly match, or for points, or a final, or any game - I play the same. I'm... LIONEL MESSI The post-war American newsroom resembled a vast factory churning out multiple editions through the n... LIONEL BARBER Music was our wife, and we loved her. And we stayed with her, and we clothed her, and we put diamond... LIONEL HAMPTON I find the greatest songs in the world come out of pain, and I don't like it! Here's what it... LIONEL RICHIE Our U.S. audience is composed of globally-minded Americans, an elite category, the ones who do have ... LIONEL BARBER I would like to see capital punishment suppressed in all democracies. LIONEL JOSPIN It's not so easy for us when we play teams who have a different mindset, like Chelsea or Inter M... LIONEL MESSI You cannot beat the feeling of sitting on top of the charts. I had almost forgotten what it feels li... LIONEL RICHIE I had the pleasure of seeing a real goddess today. She was her own definition of beauty. She was mag... LIONEL SUGGS My mother was a modern woman with a limited interest in religion. When the sun set and the fast of t... LIONEL BLUE A primary function of art and thought is to liberate the individual from the tyranny of his culture ... LIONEL TRILLING There's nothing more satisfying than seeing a happy and smiling child. I always help in any way ... LIONEL MESSI I repeat what I always say: I want the best for Argentina in every way. I never try to make trouble ... LIONEL MESSI I always thought I wanted to play professionally, and I always knew that to do that I'd have to ... LIONEL MESSI My guess is the great majority of teachers would welcome a system where innovation is embraced, wher... LIONEL SOSA Be proud of your Latino culture and do the best work you can do, and you will always succeed. LIONEL SOSA The poet may be used as a barometer, but let us not forget that he is also part of the weather. LIONEL TRILLING I want to concentrate on winning things with Barcelona and Argentina. Then if people want to say nic... LIONEL MESSI The truth is my idea has been to always stay at Barcelona and see out the rest of my career here. Li... LIONEL MESSI I've never stopped being Argentine, and I've never wanted to. I feel very proud of being Arg... LIONEL MESSI It is possible that the contemplation of cruelty will not make us humane but cruel; that the reitera... LIONEL TRILLING