Prison Quotes

1427 quotes by 977 authors

Words can bruise and break hearts, and minds as well. There are no black and blue marks, no broken bones to put in plaster casts,… — Marlene Dietrich
Ignorance is God's prison. Knowing is God's palace — Unknown Author
Gaza is often described as 'the world's largest open air prison' because no one is allowed to enter or leave. But that seems a bit… — Banksy
Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage. — Richard Lovelace
Become the sky. Take an axe to the prison wall. Escape. — Unknown Author
In prison, illusions can offer comfort. — Nelson Mandela
Too many Americans go to too many prisons for far too long, and for no truly good law enforcement reason. — Eric Holder
Your room is not your prison. You are. — Sylvia Plath
Through it all, this wild life on and off the road , through Jordanian deserts , Spanish islands, German prisons, Caribbean tax scams, halls of… — Eric Burdon
Like the bright, cool dawn after a night of prison and of thunder, Man can taste that freedom sought so long. — L. Ron Hubbard
For every woman and girl violently attacked, we reduce our humanity. For every woman forced into unprotected sex because men demand this, we destroy dignity… — Nelson Mandela
This thing of darkness I acknowlege mine. There is nothing more confining than the prison we don't know we are in. — William Shakespeare
To control a people you must first control what they think about themselves and how they regard their history and culture. And when your conqueror… — John Henrik Clarke
In his recent book, When Brute Force Fails, UCLA's Kleiman argues that new strategies for targeting repeat offenders--including reforms to make probation an effective sanction… — David Von Drehle
I trust work, directors - I don't live in fear. All good experiences have come from trusting the universe. There is no other way to… — Olivia Wilde
For me, it's all about being in a tiny room with little windows. It's almost like you have to be in a prison. — Madonna Ciccone
Casting directors now just see me as the hard-core sniper or prison guard. — Barry Pepper
When you live your whole life in a prison freedom can be so dull — Jaden Smith
Hundreds of political prisoners still suffer in Tibetan prisons. Freedom of speech is not allowed in any sense. It is illegal to possess a photo… — Joanna Lumley
When you're in prison, and we're left to our own devices, you're stripped of everything, and you really get to see who these people are,… — Laura Prepon

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