Quotes about freedom
freedom self beloved
Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another. Toni Morrison
freedom democracies-have voting-age
It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting. Tom Stoppard
freedom-of-speech should states
In a free state there should be freedom of speech and thought. Tiberius
freedom work rome
The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance. Taylor Caldwell
freedom thinking wish
Such being the happiness of the times, that you may think as you wish, and speak as you think. Tacitus
freedom moving journey
It requires greater courage to preserve inner freedom, to move on in one's inward journey into new realms, than to stand defiantly for outer freedom. It is often easier to play the martyr, as it is to be rash in battle. Rollo May
freedom men hands
Freedom is man's capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves. Rollo May
freedom ocean moving
Fish love the ocean. Snakes move like earth-fish inside a mountain,well away from seawater. Certain sunfish,though,turn snakes into ocean lovers. Rumi
freedom preparation fields
Loaves of bread remind us of sunlight, but when we are inside that orb,we lose interest in building ovens,in millwork and the preparation of fields before the planting. Rumi
freedom moving bird
Physical existence is so cramped.We grow old and bent over like embryos.Nine months passes;it is time to be born. The lamb wants to graze green daylight. There are ways of being born twice,of coming to where you fly,not individually like birds, but as the sun moves with his bride,sincerity. Rumi
freedom dangerous
Free of who I was, free of presence, free of dangerous fear, hope, free of mountainous wanting. Rumi
freedom two ties
Tie two birds together. They will not be able to fly, even though they now have four wings. Rumi
freedom empowerment
It comes from within. Stephen Covey
freedom believe yield
When we succumb to believing that we are victims of our circumstances and yield to the plight of determinism, we lose hope, we lose drive, and we settle into resignation and stagnation. Stephen Covey
freedom independent giving
Independent will is our capacity to act. It gives us the power to transcend our paradigms, to swim upstream, to rewrite our scripts, to act based on principle rather than reacting based on emotion or circumstance. Stephen Covey
freedom decision empowerment
Our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our conditions. Stephen Covey
freedom passion empowerment
The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites and passions Stephen Covey
freedom choices tasks
A superficial freedom to wander aimlessly here or there, to taste this or that, to make a choice of distractions, is simply a sham. It claims to be a freedom of "choice" when it has evaded the basic task of discovering who it is that chooses. Thomas Merton
freedom two light
Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness; on the confines of the two everlasting empires, necessity and free will. Thomas Carlyle
freedom wind asia
There is a wind of nationalism and freedom blowing round the world, and blowing as strongly in Asia as elsewhere. Stanley Baldwin
freedom-of-speech speech
Freedom of Speech is Freedom of Music. Sun Ra
freedom democracy christianity
Democracy, as has been said of Christianity, has never really been tried. Stuart Chase
freedom seems
So free we seem, so fettered we are! Robert Browning
freedom might cry
They cry press freedom, but (the raids) have nothing to do with it, we have no concern about what the EU might say, whether the EU accepts us as members or not, we have no such concern. Please keep your wisdom to yourself. Recep Tayyip Erdogan
freedom men slave
The right to freedom being the gift of God, it is not in the power of man to alienate this gift and voluntarily become a slave.... Samuel Adams
freedom soldier dollars
I consider each of my dollars to be investment "soldiers," and their mission is "freedom." T. Harv Eker
freedom thinking long
Rich people think long-term. They balance their spending on enjoyment today with investing for freedom tomorrow. T. Harv Eker
freedom firefly land
Take my love, take my land Take me where I cannot stand I don't care, I'm still free You can't take the sky from me Joss Whedon
freedom firefly sky
You can't take the sky from me. Joss Whedon
freedom government nwo
A world government can intervene militarily in the internal affairs of any nation when it disapproves of their activities. Kofi Annan
freedom real wish
The very fact that we wish for liberation shows that freedom from all bondage is our real nature. It is not to be freshly acquired. All that is necessary is to get rid of the false notion that we are bound. Ramana Maharshi
freedom law iron
Wild liberty develops iron conscience. Want of liberty, by strengthening law and decorum, stupefies conscience. Ralph Waldo Emerson
freedom fate men
Behind every individual closes organization; before him opens liberty,--the Better, the Best. The first and worse races are dead.The second and imperfect races are dying out, or remain for the maturing of the higher. In the latest race, in man, every generosity, every new perception, the love and praise he extorts from his fellows, are certificates of advance out of fate into freedom. Ralph Waldo Emerson