Captivity Quotes

81 quotes by 69 authors

Isaiah is by far the finest and least objectionable of the seventeen prophets whose supposed productions form the latter part of the Old Testament. A… — Annie Besant
All the intelligence and talent in the world can't make a singer. The voice is a wild thing. It can't be bred in captivity. It… — Willa Cather
Captivity is the greatest of all evils that can befall one. — Miguel de Cervantes
Liberty is one of the most precious gifts which heaven has bestowed on man; with it we cannot compare the treasures which the earth contains… — Miguel de Cervantes
Americans love their captivity. There's no responsibility. When you're a captive, you don't have to make a decision about anything, though you have no Liberty.… — Eustace Mullins
The star [Tycho's supernova] was at first like Venus and Jupiter, giving pleasing effects; but as it then became like Mars, there will next come… — Tycho Brahe
The resurrection power of Jesus broke Satan's captive power. When He led the Old Testament saints from paradise to heaven, He led captivity captive! — Leon Morris
I became very critical of zoos and circuses and keeping animals in captivity. I wish it was against the law. — Christopher Walken
And the angel said unto me: Behold the formation of a church which is most abominable above all other churches, which slayeth the saints of… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
Iâ€™m not a mean person, but I have a capacity for it. I have the biting comment formed somewhere in the back of my head… — Tina Fey
Breathes life into a vital but oft-neglected chapter of our history. Amy Belding Brown has turned an authentic drama of Indian captivity into a compelling,… — Eliot Pattison
Everybody's a bird, locked up in a pretty cage. Sometimes you fly to a slightly bigger one, but you never quite have the courage to… — Dave McKean
What captivity has been to the Jews, exile has been to the Irish. For us, the romance of our native land begins only after we… — Peter Ackroyd
Whether they really believe in their brave new world, however, is ultimately beside the point. They're building it. And in the friction-free future, jacked into… — Mark Slouka
Fear of joy is the darkest of captivities. — Phil Kay
John Burroughs has stated that experimental study of animals in captivity is absolutely useless. Their character, their habits, their appetites undergo a complete transformation when… — Emma Goldman
Love, sought as an escape from the burden of the self, turns rapidly into a captivity. — Hugh MacLennan
Release your majestic mind, embrace your untamed inner spirit. Break free from captivity, avoid society.. You were born to be free. — Melanie Muller
Many of the white people [who] have been instruments in the hands of God for our good, even such as have held us in captivity,… — Richard Allen
Your life may be messed and your foolishness may have put you into captivity but Jesus can do the whatever it is that is immeasurably… — Louie Giglio

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