Jailed Quotes

30 quotes by 30 authors

I knew that I could vote and that that wasn't a privilege; it was my right. Every time I tried I was shot, killed or… — Stokely Carmichael
The people who were honored in the Bible were the false prophets. It was the ones we call the prophets who were jailed and driven… — Noam Chomsky
Judy Miller is the most innocent person in this case. I really thought that was outrageous that she was jailed and we needed as journalists… — Tom Brokaw
Why do people hanker for the home? - security, safety. But in the name of security and safety, they don't make homes, they make prisons… — Rajneesh
In Illinois a pregnant woman who takes an illegal drug can be prosecuted for 'delivering a controlled substance to a minor.' This is an explicit… — Randy Alcorn
Today, former President Bill Clinton met with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il and convinced him to release two American journalists that have been jailed since… — Conan O'Brien
Science advances by trial and error. When mistakes are made, the peer-review publication process usually roots them out. Cuccinelli's version of the scientific process would… — Scott Mandia
I was never jailed. The fact is that I was arrested, but I went into a diversion programme, and by that time I'd already begun… — David Soul
Choices after waking up: To be true or to lie? To take action or be brainwashed? To be free or be jailed? — Ai Weiwei
The Supreme Court of Canada has given prisoners the "right" to vote. Is it not time that non-jailed citizens were given reciprocity with a "right"… — Brian Day
When a filmmaker does not make films, it is as if he is jailed. Even when he is freed from the small jail, he finds… — Jafar Panahi
It's ridiculous that we continue to incarcerate anyone for using a substance that actually causes far less damage than alcohol. No one goes out looking… — Susan Sarandon
There were some tragic cases of women whose love was abused, who for a certain time procured important documents or information, not knowing who for,… — Markus Wolf
Commitment and creativity cannot be captured and handcuffed. Inspiration cannot be jailed. The heart cannot be contained. — Gary Zukav
In Vietnam we have no political prisoners. No one is arrested or jailed for his or her speech or point of view. They are put… — Nong ?uc Manh
You feel like a prisoner if you don't create. You're jailed up inside of yourself. — Edie Brickell
Get jailed, jump bail, join the Army if you fail. — Bob Dylan
Reporters, even flawed reporters, should not be jailed for protecting even flawed sources. — Judith Miller
I had fewer female clients. I don't know why. It was always the men who chose me. And the ones whose secrets I had to… — Giovanna Cau
The Taliban's acts of cultural vandalism - the most infamous being the destruction of the giant Bamiyan Buddhas - had a devastating effect on Afghan… — Khaled Hosseini

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