Prisoner Quotes

507 quotes by 407 authors

The only conception of freedom I can have is that of the prisoner or the individual in the midst of the State. The only one… — Albert Camus
In the depths of every heart, there is a tomb and a dungeon, though the lights, the music, and revelry above may cause us to… — Nathaniel Hawthorne
So long as there are poor, - I am poor, - So long as there are prisons, - I am a prisoner, - So long… — Fulton J. Sheen
The only way to heal the pain which will not heal itself is to forgive the person who hurt you. Forgiveness heals the memory's vision.… — Lewis B. Smedes
Come Sleep! Oh Sleep, the certain knot of peace, the baiting-place of wit, the balm of woe, the poor man's wealth, the prisoner's release, the… — Philip Sidney
There is only one rule by which to judge if God is near us or is far away - the rule that God's word is… — John F. Kennedy
The jury passing on the prisoner's life may in the sworn twelve have a thief or two guiltier than him they try. — William Shakespeare
We are the prisoners of ideas. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
From long familiarity, we know what honor is. It is what enables the individual to do right in the face of complacency and cowardice. It… — Mark Helprin
Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner. — Laozi
Depression is a prison where you are both the suffering prisoner and the cruel jailer. — Dorothy Rowe
If the prisoner should ask the judge whether he would be content to be hanged, were he in his case, he would answer no. Then,… — John Selden
It was during those long and lonely years that my hunger for the freedom of our own people became a hunger for the freedom of… — Nelson Mandela
Natural death is independent of all reason and is really an irrational death, in which the pitiable substance of the shell determines how long the… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Paul was Nero's prisoner, but Nero was much more God's. — William Gurnall
We are no more free agents than the queen of clubs when she victoriously takes prisoner the knave of hearts. — Mary Wortley Montagu
Although prison officials have long battled illegal cellphones, smartphones have changed the game. With Internet access, a prisoner can call up phone directories, maps and… — Kim Severson
Remember that in ascending to the Father You could not leave us orphans; And in making yourself a prisoner on earth You knew to veil… — Therese of Lisieux
In case you haven't noticed, a large wall is being built around the American people to ensure that they remain prisoner to the drug industry.… — Froma Harrop
This so-called ill treatment and torture in detention centers, stories of which were spread everywhere among the people, and later by the prisoners who were… — Unknown Author

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