Quotes About Freedom

Because they don't want to make choices anymore, he thought. Choices can be hard.

A prisoner could be convinced that they lived in a paradise, if the prison was pretty enough.

Yes. Fortunately, before I died, I put a plan into motion. I can't remember it, but I'm certain that it was brilliant." "You know, I've said something similar myself on occasion, after a night of drinking." Kelsier rubbed his chin. "I'm free too.

Enjoy memories, yes, but don't be a slave to who you wish you once had been.

You couldn't live your life getting up and seeing the same things every day. You had to keep moving, otherwise people started to know who you were, and then they started to expect things from you. It was one step from there to being gobbled up.

Because he knew we'd never rebel on our own, so he gave us no choice.

You cannot keep all men confined all the time," Abraham said, "not without creating a strong prison. So instead you allow some measure of freedom for those who really, really want it. That way, they do not become rebels. If you do it right.

If men read these words, let them know that power is a heavy burden. Seek not to be bound by its chains.

Laws are of men, Kaladin. Nature doesn't have them!

You get to choose who you are.

You will be surprised how much more profitable an independent man is than a slave who thinks of nothing more than his next meal.

When you can't have both freedom and safety, boy, which do you choose?

Then I will be proven wrong," Sazed said. He turned, looking into her eyes. "But kindly remember that the last ime I disobeyed the Synod, the result was the collapse of the Final Empire and the freedom of our people.

She had spent months as a knife, held immobile at someone's throat. It was time to cut.

She'd built her life around not having to wait for anyone or anything.

Sometimes, Kelsier felt that a skaa Misting's life wasn't so much about surviving as it was about picking the right time to die.

freedom was not lack of responsibilities—it was being able to do what was right, without having to worry if it was also wrong.

Jasnah was different. She gave Shallan a topic and the freedom to pursue it as she wished. Jasnah offered encouragement and speculation, but nearly all of their conversations turned to topics like the true nature of scholarship, the purpose of studying, the beauty of knowledge and its application.

Yes," I said. "Those things enslaved my people for decades! I wouldn't think you'd set them loose on the galaxy." "This human is very well trained," the official said.

But still, my 'freedom' is that of a leaf. Dropped from the tree, I just blow on the wind and pretend I'm in charge of my destiny.

And which would you rather live in? The fake prison where you think you are free, or the real prison where you spend each day in drudgery?

La libertad no era la ausencia de responsabilidad: era ser capaz de hacer lo que estaba bien, sin necesidad de preocuparse porque también pudiera estar mal.

If we can choose, we can change. If we can't change, then choice means nothing.

Banning books is tricky business, Vin—the more stink the Ministry makes about a text, the more attention it will draw, and the more people will be tempted to read it.