Quotes About Freedom

Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If parents and kids can talk together, we won't have as much censorship because we won't have as much fear.

You've never been in love," she said. "You don't understand." "If being in love means giving up your freedom, not to mention your opportunities," Caitlin said, "Then I haven't missed anything.

Censors never go after books unless kids already like them. I don't even think they know to go after books until they know that children are interested in reading this book, therefore there must be something in it that's wrong.

I can't let safety and security become the focus of my life.

Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me.

It had never occurred to me that I could do something without permission. 'May I' was a way of life for a girl like me.

May I" was a way of life for a girl like me.

I assume you're a refugee from the dance inside." "I escaped the enemy, captain," I said. I could see the side of his, and his smile. "Ah," he said. "At long last, a promotion.

Are you running away?" "No, not today.

One may do anything; this alone corresponds to the whole breadth life has. But one must be sure not to take it upon oneself out of op-position, out of spite toward hindering circumstances, or, with others in mind, out of some kind of ambition.

And looking at today's music scene, I think it's cool that there are a lot of consumers and fans not limited by what radio and the record companies tell them to buy.

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse.

A beautiful line of verse has twelve feet, and two wings.

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving any excuse.

The truly free man is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse.

Das Leben ist ein Angebot, das man auch ablehnen kann.

Religion ist nichts anderes als die Lehre davon, wie man frei von Erkenntnis gehorcht [...].

Dora erhebt sich vom Küchentisch und lässt eine Fliege ins Freie, die schon seit geraumer Zeit an der Schreibe brummt. Taumelnd schwebt das Insekt durchs Fenster, irgendwie unbeholfen, als wäre die Idee von Freiheit nur schön, solange man eine Fensterscheibe hat, die einen aufhält.

Das ist meine Art, an der Verliebtheit zu arbeiten«, sagte Moritz. »Man könnte auch Plastikrosen kaufen, ein staatlich geprüftes Parfüm oder schokoladefreie Pralinen. Nur dass ihr das nicht gefallen würde. Ich bringe einen Strauß Parolen zum Rendezvous, den Duft der Freiheit und die Süße der Revolution.«

e Linda capì che ci sono decisioni importanti che la vita prende e basta. Senza nemmeno consultarti. L'unica libertà che resta è quella di opporsi, per essere responsabili almeno della propria infelicità.

Similarly, only once we let go of all we know, including all our self-centered concerns, and break free of the cocoons we spin around ourselves to shut out the world can we become the truly beautiful beings we are meant to be.

Serious art is born from serious play.

This is a book for the servantless American cook who can be unconcerned on occasion with budgets, waistlines, time schedules, children's meals, the parent-chauffeur-den mother syndrome, or anything else which might interfere with the enjoyment of producing something wonderful to eat.

We have to find our own way to live, and to love. Don't ever let anyone else tell you how it should be for you.