House Arrest Quotes

• You have a great many things to do when you are under house arrest. On the one hand, it is more comfortable than sitting in prison; on the other hand, you have to look after a household, which is strenuous under such circumstances.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Hands, House, Looks

  "'We Have to Tackle This -- With Peaceful Means'". Interview with Thilo Thielke, www.spiegel.de. November 22, 2010.

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• Story is honorable and trustworthy; plot is shifty, and best kept under house arrest.

  Stephen King

  House, Plot, Stories

  Stephen King (2000). “On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft”, p.203, Simon and Schuster

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• Lief. That's not nice, considering all your sister has done for you," admonished Perl. "Oh right. How could I forget that she made me bait for a snake, left me on house arrest in Ixia, and smuggled me into the Keep in a coffin.

  Maria V. Snyder

  Nice, Snakes, House

  "Fire Study". Book by Maria V. Snyder, 2008.

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• I know he [Julian Assange] is a man of fierce determination, and now living under the strain of house arrest in the Ecuadorean embassy as a "political exile," as he calls himself.

  Benedict Cumberbatch

  Determination, Men, House

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• During the period of house arrest, I had an electronic manacle around my leg for 24 hours a day, and for someone who has tried to give others liberty all their adult life, that is absolutely intolerable.

  Julian Assange

  Giving, House, Liberty

  "Julian Assange: the fugitive". Interview with Decca Aitkenhead, www.theguardian.com. December 7, 2012.

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• I learned to work on a computer years before I was placed under house arrest. Fortunately I had two laptops when I was under house arrest - one an Apple and one a different operating system. I was very proud of that because I know how to use both systems.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Years, Two, Apples

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• Martha Stewart is now under house arrest. So she'll go to her $40 million 153-acre estate. So she's going from the big house to an even bigger house.

  Jay Leno

  House, Acres, Bigs

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• When Martha gets out she'll be under house arrest in her big $40 million mansion in Bedford. Boy, that'll teach her. She's only allowed out of the house for doctors visits, grocery shopping, or to dump more stock.

  David Letterman

  Boys, Doctors, Shopping

  "Jailhouse Epiphanies - March 6, 2005". abcnews.go.com.

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• It's very easy to attack ourselves. Even comforting in its familiarity, but you must resist this urge at all costs. Dwelling on the past or your perceived flaws will do nothing but keep you under emotional house arrest and hamper your progress. Commit yourself to growth and reward yourself with kindness for choosing to do so!

  Chris Hardwick

  Kindness, Past, Emotional

  Chris Hardwick (2011). “The Nerdist Way: How to Reach the Next Level (In Real Life)”, p.225, Penguin

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• When I was under house arrest, it was the BBC that spoke to me - I listened.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  House, Spokes

  "Aung San Suu Kyi to deliver BBC Radio 4 Reith lectures" by Juliette Garside, www.theguardian.com. June 10, 2011.

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