Stealing Quotes

• Steal a little and they throw you in jail Steal a lot and they make you king.

  Bob Dylan

  Kings, Jail, Politics

  "Sweetheart Like You". Song by Bob Dylan, bobdylan.com. 1983.

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• The number one rule of thieves is that nothing is too small to steal.

  Jimmy Breslin

  Numbers, Thieves

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• Stealing is a lazy man's way. Something for nothing, leaves you hell to pay.

  Michael Peterson

  Men, Lazy Man, Pay

  Song: Drink, Swear, Steal and Lie

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• Bad artists copy. Good artists steal.

  Pablo Picasso

  Art, Creative, Copies

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• He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much, but with less power.

  Plato

  Philosophical, Wish, Littles

  Plato (2008). “Laws”, p.279, Cosimo, Inc.

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• The world is full of Kings and Queens, Who blind your eyes and steal your dreams.

  Ronnie James Dio

  Dream, Art, Kings

  FaceBook post by Ronnie James Dio from Sep 06, 2012

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• If you steal from one person is Theft, and if you steal from Lots of people is Research

  Guthrie Govan

  People, Research, Theft

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• No one earns $100 million. You steal $100 million.

  Fran Lebowitz

  Millions

  Interview with Sam Adams, www.avclub.com. June 17, 2011.

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• The eighth commandment reads, "Thou shalt not steal." It does not read, "Thou shalt not steal from the rich man." It does not read, "Thou shalt not steal from the poor man." It reads simply and plainly, "Thou shalt not steal."

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Men, Doe, Rich

  The Man with the Muck-rake, delivered 14 April 1906

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• The fact of the matter is that poor men do not often steal, and when they do, it is petty theft, something to eat or perhaps an item of clothing to keep them from the cold. Thieves are usually those who have something and want more.

  Louis L'Amour

  Men, Thieves, Want

  Louis L'Amour (2008). “Education of a Wandering Man”, p.19, Bantam

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• Some people steal to stay alive, and some steal to feel alive. Simple as that.

  V. E. Schwab

  Simple, People, Alive

  V. E. Schwab (2017). “The Shades of Magic Series: (A Darker Shade of Magic, A Gathering of Shadows, A Conjuring of Light)”, p.209, Tor Books

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• Slavery is an obscenity. It is not just stealing someone's labor; it is the theft of an entire life.

  Kevin Bales

  Slavery, Obscenity, Theft

  Kevin Bales (1999). “Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy”, p.7, Univ of California Press

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• It is long and hard and painful to create life: it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Long, Painful, Killing

  George Bernard Shaw (2015). “George Bernard Shaw: The Collected Plays (Illustrated): 60 plays including Caesar and Cleopatra, Pygmalion, Saint Joan, The Apple Cart, Cymbeline, Androcles And The Lion, The Man Of Destiny, The Inca Of Perusalem and Macbeth Skit”, p.2936, e-artnow

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• The face of "evil" is always the face of total need. A dope fiend is a man in total need of dope. Beyond a certain frequency need knows absolutely no limit or control. In the words of total need: "Wouldn't you?" Yes you would. You would lie, cheat, inform on your friends, steal, do anything to satisfy total need. Because you would be in a state of total sickness, total possession, and not in a position to act in any other way. Dope fiends are sick people who cannot act other than they do. A rabid dog cannot choose but bite.

  William S. Burroughs

  Funny, Dog, Lying

  "Naked Lunch". Book by William S. Burroughs, 1959.

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• Stealing is stealing, whether you use a computer command or a crowbar, and whether you take documents, data or dollars.

  Carmen Ortiz

  Data, Dollars, Use

  "Reddit co-founder accused of stealing 4.8m JSTOR documents from MIT" by Charles Arthur, www.theguardian.com. July 19, 2011.

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• I'm not good enough for you. But no one is. And most men, good or bad, have limits to what they would do, even for someone they love. I have none. No God, no moral code, no faith in anything. Except you. You're my religion. I would do anything you asked. I would fight, steal, kill for you." -Kev to Win

  Lisa Kleypas

  Fighting, Winning, Men

  Lisa Kleypas (2008). “Seduce Me at Sunrise”, p.260, Macmillan

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• Good artists copy, great artists steal.

  Pablo Picasso

  Creativity, Artist, Small Jobs

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• We have always been shameless about stealing great ideas.

  Steve Jobs

  Ideas, Best Job, Small Jobs

  "Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires". PBS Documentary, 1996.

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• A thief, though rich, will continue to steal, but an honest man, though poor, will ever seek to pay his debts.

  John Andreas Widtsoe

  Men, Thieves, Debt

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• if you were older you might agree with me. you might say that real love steals nothing. you might say that real love leaves a person intact. you would be wrong, jane. love is a greedy toddler who knows only the word 'mine.

  Gabrielle Zevin

  Real, Love Is, Might

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• Sometimes life, will get you down, break your heart, steal your crown.

  Tom Petty

  Heart, Crowns, Sometimes

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• Just because something is traditional is no reason to do it, of course. Piracy, for example, is a tradition that has been carried on for hundreds of years, but that doesn't mean we should all attack ships and steal their gold.

  Daniel Handler

  Mean, Years, Gold

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  When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me.

  Emo Philips

  Funny, Death, Forgiveness

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• The only thing worth stealing is a kiss from a sleeping child.

  J. H. Oldham

  Children, Sleep, Kissing

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• If you have to lie, cheat, steal, obstruct and bully to get your point across, it must not be a point capable of surviving on its own merits.

  Steven Weber

  Lying, Bully, Merit

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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