Jail Quotes

637 quotes by 498 authors

..When I first heard Elvis' voice, I knew that I wasn't going to work for anybody ... hearing him for the first time was like… — Bob Dylan
I defy my honored opponents to give me the name of a single man imprisoned in the United States, Great Britain, or West Germany for… — Richard Wurmbrand
Term limits aren't enough. We need jail. — P.J. O'Rourke
You know the worst thing is freedom. Freedom of any kind is the worst for creativity. You know, Dali spent two months in jail in… — Salvador Dali
There is always a chance that he who sets himself up as his brother's keeper will end up by being his jail-keeper. — Eric Hoffer
In the 1920s, we thought the problems associated with alcohol could be solved by police and jails. Prohibition taught us we were wrong. The strategy… — Unknown Author
Books won't stay banned. They won't burn. Ideas won't go to jail — Alfred Whitney Griswold
If a slave is unwilling to go with his new master, he is whipped, or locked up in jail, until he consents to go, and… — Harriet Ann Jacobs
I went to jail at 16 for stealing tires off Cadillacs. When I got out I said, Never again. — Barry White
But all I could think of was taking some books to read in jail. I held everybody up, choosing which ones to take. — John Clellon Holmes
If a manâ€¦.whoâ€™s playing in front of the public, is being well paid, and he doesnâ€™t dedicate himself to the job, Iâ€™d be hard on… — Bill Shankly
If Barack Obama becomes the president in November again, I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year. — Ted Nugent
It costs $30,000 to $50,000 per year to send someone to jail. You don't have to pay so much to send someone to school at… — John Money
Today I live on an island, in a house that is sad, hard, severe, that I built for myself, solitary on a sheer rock over… — Unknown Author
Charity is reaching into one's own pockets to assist his fellow man in need. Reaching into someone else's pocket to assist one's fellow man hardly… — Walter E. Williams
I'm going to be me as I am, and you can beat me or jail me or even kill me, but I'm not going to… — Steven Biko
I've been speaking at churches for years, as well as juvenile jails, rehabs and hospitals, and I always talk about my faith. That is a… — Smokey Robinson
He cumbers himself never about consequences, about interests; he gives an independent, genuine verdict. You must court him: he does not court you. But the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I will not accept racism at all. It's unacceptable. If someone throws a banana at me in the street, I will go to jail, because… — Mario Balotelli
Forgive me, I must start by pointing out that three years after our horrific financial crisis caused by financial fraud, not a single financial executive… — Charles Ferguson

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