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Theft Quotes

Some French socialist said that private property was theft... I say that private property is a nuisance.

"The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth". Book by Paul Hoffman, 1998.

Every athlete learns by theft and mimicry.

Pat Conroy (2002). “My Losing Season”, Nan A. Talese

In limited professions there's boundless theft.

"Timon of Athens". Act IV, scene 3, line 430, 1623.

'Grand Theft Auto', in its deification of antisocial behavior, is where I heap the most of my scorn.

"Nolan Bushnell Explains Further About 'Trash'y Games" by Susan Arendt, www.wired.com. October 25, 2007.

To use for our exclusive benefit what is not ours is theft.

"Martí : Thoughts/Pensamientos" edited by Carlos Ripoll, 1994.

All property is theft, except mine.

Terry Pratchett (2008). “Going Postal: (Discworld Novel 33)”, p.418, Random House

They don't have a lot of crime in the countryside other than theft. But every once in a while, things turn ugly, and when they turn ugly, they turn very ugly.

"In 'Mad River,' A Friendly Cop Tackles Rural Crime". Interview with Linda Wertheimer, krvs.org. September 23, 2012.

Let this single hour atone For the theft of all of me

Sara Teasdale (1920). “Flame and Shadow”, p.11, Рипол Классик

A lie is an act of theft. It steals peoples faith and makes them resent themselves

James Lee Burke (2007). “Pegasus Descending: A Dave Robicheaux Novel”, p.306, Simon and Schuster