Hostage Quotes

It is worth emphasizing that Iran released our hostages in 1981 the day Ronald Reagan was sworn into office.

I can't remember ever feeling so glad that a movie was finally over. [Director George] Lucas may have held my imagination hostage for two hours, but reclaiming it afterward wasn't hard at all.

Last thing you want to do with a good movie is hold the audience hostage. As an entertainer myself, I just know it's better when you leave 'em wanting more than to stick around too long.

Children hold us hostage; they represent our commitment to the future.

Your pet is not your friend. It is your hostage.

Russia does not control oil prices - OPEC does. So Russia is a hostage in the hands of those who control these prices

Rushdie is a hostage.

Seal Team Six is a different unit than the rest of the SEAL teams inasmuch as they concentrate primarily on one thing, counter-terrorism, hostage rescue.

America Held Hostage won 24 Emmys for ABC News, but someone forgot to include my name on the list of people responsible for the show.

When I saw Wonder Woman being constantly put in positions where she'd get tied up with her own rope, or held hostage, even as a kid, my reaction was 'C'mon, she's too smart for that.'

We call for a bailout for an entire generation that is basically held hostage by unpayable student-loan debt.

Oddly enough, I find the best hostages are the live ones. - Karl

You and I both know that as long as our representatives are held hostage to their funders - and their funders are not all of us - our system will not work

Character is what someone does, much more than who they are. I can be sarcastic or I can be fearful, but it doesn't really matter until there's a story - until someone comes in and holds us hostage.

No family of an American hostage has ever been prosecuted for paying a ransom for the return of their loved ones. The last thing we should ever do is to add to a family's pain.

If nostalgia holds you hostage, the ransom is the present.

Don't allow yourself to be held hostage by the opinion of others.

Just five minutes, God, I chant like some hostage negotiator on the brink of a resolution. Five minutes alone. Please, please. Please.