bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of…

Bring into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. Take what I cannot give: my heart, body, thoughts, time, abilities, money, health, strength,…

— Elizabeth Prentiss

When a captive lion steps out of his cage, he comes into a wider world than the lion who has known only the wilds.…

— Yukio Mishima

Release your majestic mind, embrace your untamed inner spirit. Break free from captivity, avoid society.. You were born to be free.

— Melanie Muller

“From the pavement, I could see the window of Albertine’s room, that window, formerly quite black, at night, when she was not staying in…

— Marcel Proust

Attempts to defend amusement parks and circuses on the grounds that they 'educate' people about animals should not be taken seriously. Such enterprises are…

— Peter Singer

A man is saved no faster than he gets knowledge. For if he does not get knowledge, he will be brought into captivity by…

— Joseph Smith, Jr

“They put me and more 300 companions of misfortune and captivity in the strait and infected basement of a ship. Thirty days of cruel…

— Maria Firmina dos Reis

“In situations of captivity the perpetrator becomes the most powerful person in the life of the victim, and the psychology of the victim is…

— Judith Lewis Herman

“An unbroken horse erects his mane, paws the ground and starts back impetuously at the sight of the bridle; while one which is properly…

— Rousseau Jean-Jacques

The less control people had over their work, the higher their blood pressure during work hours. Moreover, blood pressure at home was unrelated to…

— Sheena Iyengar

We get into captivity because of our foolishness and we are more foolish that we want to admit.

— Louie Giglio

We can laugh from either joy or happiness, but we weep only from grief or joy...Without the pain of farewell, there is no joy…

— George Vaillant

“It is up to you whether social, intelligent and wonderful creatures are to be freed from their chains and cages where ruthless people keep…

— Natascha Kampusch

“Stability and order have always been paid for with captivity and blood. (76)”

— Mary Doria Russell

“Mary was like a caged tiger in the first days of her captivity. Keen, alert, and watchful, she listened tensely each dawn for the…

— Margaret George