Steven Wright
Comedian
"I was arrested for lip-syncing karaoke."
Arrested quotes
Arrested
27 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Franz Kafka
Writer
"Someone must have slandered Josef K., for one morning, without having done anything truly wrong, he was arrested."
Lou Reed
Musician, Songwriter
"You do what you love, or you get arrested."
Foxy Brown
Rapper
"I was falsely arrested twice, slandered and defamed."
Rodney King
Civil Rights Activist
"What I've learned to do is arrest my addiction - arrest it myself, so I don't get arrested."
Explore further
Topics related to Arrested
Browse quotes that often appear alongside arrested — connected by shared ideas and recurring themes.
Quote collection
Arrested quotes (page 1 of 2)
Follow a thought to its author, or read the full quote page.
"When I was arrested I was dressed in black"
Read quote
5 likes
"On stage you're free. You can say and do things that if you said and did any place else, you'd be arrested."
Read quote
4 likes
"I was arrested three times and tortured once."
Read quote
3 likes
"They arrested us after breakfast."
Read quote
3 likes
"My attitude is, do as much as I can while I'm free. And if I'm arrested I'll still do as much as I can."
Read quote
3 likes
"I was once arrested for resisting arrest."
Read quote
3 likes