Imprisoned Quotes

208 Imprisoned quotes by 175 unique authors

No longer will you be a weird Robinson Crusoe, imprisoned on an island of night surrounded by oceans of death. — Richard Matheson
Occasionally I sense an insane wail deep down in the pit, the echo alone reaching me, striking without warning, a child weeping uninhibitedly, imprisoned forever. — Ingmar Bergman
Many years later, after Niemöller had been imprisoned for eight years in concentration camps as the personal prisoner of Adolf Hitler, he penned these infamous… — Eric Metaxas
It is hard to think of something as a gift when you have been tormented and imprisoned for it. — Cassandra Clare
History has a long-range perspective. It ultimately passes stern judgment on tyrants and vindicates those who fought, suffered, were imprisoned, and died for human freedom,… — Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Never work just for money. Money alone won't save your soul or build a decent family life or help you sleep at night. We're the… — Marian Wright Edelman
Through my work with PETA, I have learned a great deal about chimpanzee behavior and the plight of chimpanzees imprisoned in laboratories. — Woody Harrelson
It is true that a large percentage of the Western world hopes that I am imprisoned or dead. But all my people, the Palestinians and… — Abu Abbas
I was first imprisoned in Pretoria, and then, thereafter, I was taken to Robben Island. I stayed there for a couple of weeks. I was… — Nelson Mandela
The West Bank is essentially imprisoned. — Noam Chomsky
Bradley Manning has been imprisoned without charge, under torture, which is what solitary confinement is. — Noam Chomsky
Even today, when the Obama administration has liberalized travel to Cuba - and failed to reverse that liberalization when Alan Gross was imprisoned - there… — Elliott Abrams
Western powers remain imprisoned by the idea that the world is a dangerous place, that it needs to be managed, and that they are called… — Stephen Kinzer
For those of us imprisoned in Poland, the Prague Spring was a harbinger of hope. — Adam Michnik
It is well known that Turkey has more imprisoned journalists than any other country, but as a result of the chilling effect of these prosecutions… — Safak Pavey
Similarly, the Marquis is presented in this film as someone who would disturb the status quo and therefore must be kept imprisoned. — Philip Kaufman
Do not allow yourself to be imprisoned by any affection. Keep your solitude. The day, if it ever comes, when you are given true affection… — Simone Weil
No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. There is no greater power in the universe than the need… — J. Michael Straczynski
Millions of innocent men, women, and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burned, tortured, fined, and imprisoned, yet we have not advanced one… — Thomas Jefferson
If you feel like youre completely stuck in life right now with nowhere to go, realize you are lying to yourself. You have imprisoned yourself… — Melchor Lim
To be in the country is to be free. To be in the city is to be imprisoned. — Makayla Sheets
We live in a world where some people are payed millions for taking their clothes off but others are arrested and imprisoned for wanting to… — Unknown Author
Consequently, after the fall of Greece, the pursuit of education philosophy and science almost ceased to exist. Humanity suddenly shunned the wonderful writings bequeathed to… — Johnny Luckett
Everyone is imprisoned, not by four walls but with IDEALS and BELIEFS others have confined us to. — Rey Mellomida
It wasn't conscious, but I guess that one book is the reaction to the other. The first is so imprisoned in a male point-of-view, and… — Jeffrey Eugenides

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