Buddhism Quote by Joan Halifax

I've spent a lot of time in prisons, first doing legal work and later, teaching.

— Peter Orner

I've been working in adult prisons and juvenile prisons for some time.

— George Pelecanos

Working conditions for me have always been those of the monastic life: solitude and frugality. Except for frugality, they are contrary to my nature,…

— Albert Camus

All my life, I've been lucky to work in social justice, starting as a labor organizer working with low-wage working women.

— Cecile Richards

I grew up in a mostly Buddhist environment.

— Uma Thurman

I come from an alcoholic Irish background - I know where I was going! But I met my wife and started to practise Buddhism,…

— Patrick Duffy

I do a number of things working on human rights issues, prison recidivism rates, and then I also push and have worked a lot…

— Sam Brownback

I am a practicing Buddhist. I have been for 25 years.

— Tina Turner

I've taught in prison; I've counseled people... I've been arrested; I've been to the psychiatrist.

— John Waters

I've worked in the prison system for five years, and most of those folks in prison didn't have a direction.

— Stedman Graham

I went back to work right away [after prison]. I was very lucky — a friend of mine created a job for me at…

— Piper Kerman

I'm involved in the work around prison rights in general.

— Angela Davis