Prisoners Quotes

241 Prisoners quotes by 201 unique authors

There was never in my mind a desire to give in on the subject of freeing the political prisoners. — Robert Bourassa
If you surrender you shall be treated as prisoners of war, but if I haveto storm your works you may expect no quarter. — Nathan Bedford Forrest
You can judge a country by the way it treats its prisoners, and you can always judge a show by the way it treats people… — Donal Logue
I sort of tend to equate tattoos with prisoners, punks or people with a high level of self-confidence. I don't necessarily have a covered-in-tattoos personality. — Lena Dunham
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
I've always been opposed myself to prisoners having the vote. — William Hague
Iran's continued, widespread persecution of ethnic minorities, human rights defenders and political prisoners is a disgrace and stands as a shameful indictment of Iran's leaders. — William Hague
If people around the world knew how well people at Guantanamo Bay are treating prisoners, they would not fall prey to the accusations that some… — Robin Hayes
God help us from those who believe that they are the sole possessors of truth. How we manage at times to agree willingly to become… — King Hussein I
I have to say when we talk about the treatment of these prisoners that I would guess that these prisoners wake up every morning thanking… — James Inhofe
We are victims of evil customs. It is a crime against humanity that our women are shut up within the four walls of the houses… — Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Racism oppresses its victims, but also binds the oppressors, who sear their consciences with more and more lies until they become prisoners of those lies.… — Alveda King
The witty woman is a tragic figure in American life. Wit destroys eroticism and eroticism destroys wit, so women must choose between taking lovers and… — Florence King
What I have experienced is nothing compared to what political prisoners in prisons suffer. — Aung San Suu Kyi
Women are strong now. Women are dominating the charts, and women are doing it for themselves. We're kicking butt and taking no prisoners. — Patti LaBelle
Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated. — Nelson Mandela
Here's how I think of my money - as soldiers - I send them out to war everyday. I want them to take prisoners and… — Kevin O'Leary
I remember when humor was gentle pokes. I used to call it 'arm around the shoulder' humor. Now they go for the jugular and they… — Robert Orben
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Most people are prisoners, thinking only about the future or living in the past. They are not in the present, and the present is where… — Carlos Santana
The Pentagon said that these prisoners were kept in accordance with the Geneva Convention, and of course I was not reassured by that, but I… — Peter Singer
So what really works? Treatments in jail do some good, but it's mostly too late: finding a family and a job or just growing older… — Polly Toynbee
I am an adamant feminist. It never occurred to me to take my husband's name when we married. I am a supporter of abortion rights,… — Ayelet Waldman
Two prisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also… — Simone Weil
In light of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, critics are arguing that abuses of Iraqi prisoners are being produced by a climate of disregard for… — John Yoo

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