Quotes About Freedom

It's like jazz: You learn the rules to break them - as long as you can break them in a meaningful way.

Many people don't understand how disciplined you have to be to play jazz... And that is really the idea of democracy - freedom within the Constitution or discipline. You don't just get out there and do anything you want.

There is no blood in jazz drumming, and there are no bullies in jazz drumming.

One thing I like about jazz is that it emphasized doing things differently from what other people were doing.

The only element of jazz that I keep is improvisation.

I think jazz has given me freedom with my voice.

Back then I didn't think a woman like that, or a relationship like that, could exist with complete freedom and no jealousy or possessiveness. I thought it sounded too good to be true and I was certainly convinced it wasn't the life for me!

If I ever get married myself, it'll be in jeans.

If it was up to me I would wear riding clothes most of the day or jeans and a man's shirt.

In Jefferson's mind democracy was tantamount to extreme individualism.

I often have the feeling that Ozil does not feel comfortable in the Germany jersey, that he is not free, almost as if he does not want to play at all. There is no heart, no joy, no passion.

Jerusalem is the united capital of Israel. Since 1967, anyone can practice his religion according to his own conscience and complete free will.

I used to think that if I had success I would have freedom. But I have less freedom now than I've ever had. And what gives me satisfaction is not the jewelry and not the cars. What gives me satisfaction is doing things for others, like children.

Most of the time, I'm in the country, and the jewelry I wear I can wear in the country.

The only holiday of independence which I can never leave out is the celebration of the independence of the Jewish State of Israel.

When we fought for freedom, for the establishment of a Jewish state, we didn't send a questionnaire to the Jewish nation asking if it wanted a Jewish state.

No one will frighten the large and free Jewish community of the United States.

I'm not saying Jews should only play Jews... I personally think actors should be allowed to act.

If he wants to blow his head off, let him. I don't give a damn about Jim Bakker.

Even after Jim Crow was supposed to not be a part of the South anymore, there were still ways in which you couldn't get away from it. And I think once I got to Brooklyn, there was this freedom we had.

I don't really care about job security.

I think what makes me different from the average Joe is that I feel free to be myself and express myself in the way that I want. If that makes you mad, we're living in a world of dire straits. If anything, it makes you more sane.

What I said about John was that he liberated me from my anxieties about writing in a correct, acceptable way.

Most filmmakers, who offer me roles say 'Johnny bhai, come on the sets and do what you feel like.' That isn't the way I like to work.