Rehabilitation Quotes

America's criminal justice system isn't known for rehabilitation. I'm not sure that, as a society, we are even interested in that concept anymore.

Steve Earle

America, Justice, Criminals

"Death in Texas" by Steve Earle, www.theguardian.com. January 21, 2001.

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The hope of the world lies in the rehabilitation of the living human being, not just the body but also the soul.

Vaclav Havel

Hope, Lying, Soul

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All emphasis in American prisons is on punishment, retribution, and disparagement, and almost none is on rehabilitation.

Conrad Black

Punishment, Prison, Retribution

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What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.

Ralph Marston

Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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I know what it's like to be ignored, and I think that is the big problem about the prison system: These people are being thrown away. There is no sense of rehabilitation. In some places, they are trying to do things. But, in most cases, it's a holding cell.

Lee Tergesen

Thinking, Cells, People

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If even a small fraction of the money we now spend on trying to enforce drug prohibition were devoted to treatment and drug rehabilitation, in an atmosphere of compassion not punishment, the reduction in drug usage and in the harm done to users could be dramatic.

Milton Friedman

Compassion, Punishment, Drug

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One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

Albert Schweitzer

Motivational, Strength, Stress

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I believe the second half of one's life is meant to be better than the first half. The first half is finding out how you do it. And the second half is enjoying it.

Frances Lear

Believe, Nursing, Age

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Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

Thomas A. Edison

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.

Thomas A. Edison

Inspirational, Wise, Wisdom

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The rehabilitation of order as a universal principle, however, suggested at the same time that orderliness by itself is not sufficient to account for the nature of organized systems in general or for those created by man in particular.

Rudolf Arnheim

Men, Order, Principles

Rudolf Arnheim (1974). “Entropy and Art: An Essay on Disorder and Order”, p.48, Univ of California Press

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With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Inspirational, Good Morning, Strength

Eleanor Roosevelt (2001). “My Day: The Best of Eleanor Roosevelt's Acclaimed Newspaper Columns, 1936-1962”

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Intent is what can make a man succeed when his thoughts tell him that he is defeated.

Carlos Castaneda

Men, Succeed, Defeated

Carlos Castaneda (2009). “The Wheel Of Time: The Shamans Of Mexico Their Thoughts About Life De”, p.54, Simon and Schuster

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Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.

Norman Vincent Peale

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2003). “The Power of Positive Thinking: 10 Traits for Maximum Results”, p.17, Simon and Schuster

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Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

John F. Kennedy

Motivational, Change, Inspiring

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To succeed, we must first believe that we can.

Michael Korda

Motivational, Positive, Success

"Success!" by Michael Korda, (p. 284), 1977.

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Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.

John Lennon

Inspirational, Life, Friendship

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Regardless of who you are or what you have been, you can be what you want to be.

W. Clement Stone

Inspirational, Entrepreneur, Want

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In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.

Nikos Kazantzakis

Motivational, Success, Faith

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Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Inspirational, Sports, Athlete

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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

Madeleine L'Engle

Birthday, Success, Nursing

Twitter post from Jan 3, 2018

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Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.

Bo Jackson

Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

Bo Jackson, Dick Schaap (1990). “Bo knows Bo: the autobiography of a ballplayer”, Doubleday Books

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The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.

Lucille Ball

Happy Birthday, Beauty, Funny Birthday

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Age has extremely little to do with anything that matters. The difference between one age and another is, as a rule, enormously exaggerated.

Rose Macaulay

Nursing, Differences, Age

Dame Rose Macaulay (2016). “Dangerous Ages”, p.165, Read Books Ltd

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The best part of the art of living is to know how to grow old gracefully.

Eric Hoffer

Art, Retirement, Nursing

Eric Hoffer (1996). “The Passionate State of Mind”

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