Quotes About Freedom

We don't want to box ourselves within any type of genre, you know? Whatever feels good, if it moves us and we like it, we get on it and make it our own. That's what we do.

I've gone places where they've told me what I need to do, what I need to say, who I need to be, what moves I need to perform. And at Impact I get to just be me. I have creative control to be me and do what I want.

I make moves on my terms.

I don't want to live in a militarised country behind an iron curtain. It's boring. Been there and seen the movie. I've done that.

People think when you're moving in Zero-G, it's like moving in jelly. But it's not. You're completely free to move however fast as you want.

I think it is absolutely essential in a democracy to have competition in the media, a lot of competition, and we seem to be moving away from that.

I can enjoy anywhere, and I can leave it. Life is about moving on.

Keep in mind that in 1975, when you became a cook, it was because you were between two things: you were between getting out of the military and... going to jail. Anybody could be a cook, just like anybody could mow the lawn.

Ride as much or as little, or as long or as short as you feel. But ride.

You have to figure out ways to do things on your own. I do my own thing, and I don't pay much attention to what anyone else is doing.

My mom never cared if I came home dirty from playing outside with my brother. If I got my dress muddy, or my jeans were ripped, or I got blood on something. But I think a lot of girls have a different experience.

Give me liberty or a bran muffin!

Give me liberty or give me a bran muffin!

Harness mules and oxen, but give a horse a chance to run.

'Divergent' is a story about people who don't fit into a category - that is a big part of the message - but it's also about conformity and forcing people into these simple archetypes. At the end of the day, humans don't exist like that. We're multifaceted.

I'm grateful for the fact that I can choose from multiple genres and characters.

I drove from L.A. to the bottom of Florida on Vespas, and I drove cross country multiple times in a car. I've done a lot of road tripping.

Passionate dissent from the will of the multitude should be respected, not derided.

My mum is an artist and very into creative expression and freedom.

Mum, who had been a dancer with a small ballet company before she got married, was full of encouragement. She didn't say, 'This is really good, you should do this', She just encouraged us to do whatever we liked.

Even me mum can't tell me what to do.

My mum has always been quite free-spirited, and she has taught me a lot. I think that is probably why I have the sort of mind that I do.

Mum and Dad were both happy for me to do what I wanted.

Now that I've moved to Mumbai, I should perhaps get a horse. It'll be a nice escape from my everyday life.