#hostage

I was held hostage and almost executed by a man who was robbing us in the middle of the night. ↗

— William Hurt

#executed #held #hostage #i #man

This idea of holding the Defense Department hostage to the tax debate makes me sick to my stomach. Knock it off. ↗

— Lindsey Graham

#defense #department #holding #hostage #idea

He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#either #enterprises #fortune #given #great

I feel like a hostage to fortune. Not that I am complaining. I wanted to play the role. But in truth I didn't think the show would be such a success. OK, I thought it would fail. Not because it was bad. I was confident it was good, but plenty of good things just sort of wither on the vine. ↗

— Hugh Laurie

#bad #because #complaining #confident #fail

The feeling of not belonging, of not being entirely worthy, of being sometimes hostage to your own sensibilities. Those things speak to me very personally. ↗

— Anthony Minghella

#belonging #entirely #feeling #hostage #me

We will fight hostage taking like we fight terrorism. ↗

— Ali A. Saleh

#hostage #like #taking #terrorism #will

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. ↗

— Pierre Salinger

#abc news #america #emmys #forgot #held

Has one hostage from Lebanon come back with a photograph of his abductors? Has any hostage ever come back with a photograph of his abductors smiling? I mean, this was so incredible! ↗

— Dwight Schultz

#back #come #ever #his #hostage

We have good security. It's hard to get in here. Barring a tactical entry where terrorists come in and hold us hostage, that's about the only thing that could possibly warrant me carrying a gun in the clubhouse. That's highly unlikely, and I admit that. But my personal belief is I don't want to suffer from the poor choices of others. ↗

— Luke Scott

#admit #barring #belief #carrying #choices

Olivia sat back and propped her half-boots on the table. 'So far it's working. He has to return to me because I have his sister hostage.' She briefly put her fingertips to her lips. 'Did I just say that? I mean I'm protecting the baby sister and earning his trust ↗

— Kresley Cole

#humor #love #unrequited-love #love