Prison Quotes

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A person can only be born in one place. However, he may die several times elsewhere: in the exiles and prisons, and in a homeland… — Mahmoud Darwish
While there is a lower class, I am in it, while there is a criminal element, I am of it, and while there is a… — Eugene V. Debs
Jails and prisons are designed to break human beings, to convert the population into specimens in a zoo - obedient to our keepers, but dangerous… — Angela Davis
Poor people, people of color - especially are much more likely to be found in prison than in institutions of higher education. — Angela Davis
I'm suggesting that we abolish the social function of prisons. — Angela Davis
First of all, I didn't suggest that we should simply get rid of all prisons. — Angela Davis
May was young and beautiful, we were legally married, but she was caught in the prison of my skin. — Sammy Davis, Jr.
But you see, that's the gilded prison of fashion. We're riding in private jets, and meantime I was so incredibly, painfully sad and lonely. — Janice Dickinson
We are a pluralist civilisation because we allow mosques to be built in our countries, and we are not going to stop simply because Christian… — Umberto Eco
If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger. — Philip Emeagwali
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger. — Philip Emeagwali
The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Federal prison, if you get any of it, you're going to have to do 85% of it. And the reason why I called it that… — Mike Epps
When I played, the owners had the power. The prisoners are running the prison now, not the warden. The warden is strong and he has… — Julius Erving
The reason I'm not more political is because I have music. And from a young age, I needed it. After prison, my father came to… — Gloria Estefan
I got a fan letter on the back of a prison menu. And I remember thinking, 'Well, they get pie. It's not so bad. They… — Tina Fey
I am an expert of electricity. My father occupied the chair of applied electricity at the state prison. — W.C. Fields
It is all one to me if a man comes from Sing Sing Prison or Harvard. We hire a man, not his history. — Malcolm Forbes
Just look at the great Nelson Mandela. He came out of prison and saved his entire country. Some of the best people in the world… — George Foreman

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