Quotes About Freedom

You came back because you've been running your whole life, and you finally realized you can't run anymore.

Robert," Ambra whispered, "just remember the wise words of Disney's Princess Elsa." Langdon turned. "I'm sorry?" Ambra smiled softly. "Let it go.

America's forefathers had a vision of a spiritually enlightened utopia, in which freedom of thought, education of the masses, and scientific advancement would replace the darkness of outdated religious superstition.

Nobody tells you what you can and can't do.

Sooner or later we've all got to let go of our pas

Media is the right arm of anarchy

A Igreja não devia ter permissão pra nos dizer o que pensar

You're supposed to report the news, she grumbled. Not spread vicious rumors in the form of questions. Martín had always believed in the importance of responsible journalism as a cornerstone of freedom and democracy, and so she was routinely disappointed by journalists who incited controversy by broadcasting ideas that were patently absurd—all the while avoiding legal repercussions by simply turning every ludicrous statement into a leading question.

simpleminded, unhappy souls, who had never stood for anything, men who blindly abused the liberties and freedoms that others had fought to give them.

siempre había creído en la importancia del periodismo responsable y lo consideraba un auténtico pilar de la libertad y la democracia, de modo que a menudo se sentía decepcionada por los periodistas que fomentaban la controversia al difundir ideas que eran descaradamente absurdas (evitando las posibles repercusiones legales al formular cada una de sus ridículas declaraciones como una pregunta).

the Masons transported their secret wisdom from the Old World to the New World—here, to America—a land they hoped would remain free from religious tyranny.

The people who control this country are the real gangsters. You know that, right? And if you play by their rules, you're nothing but their slave.

There's a rare few that are able to drift through life without being owned by someone.

Responsibility is a grace you give yourself not an obligation

If you don't get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don't want, you suffer; even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can't hold on to it forever. Your mind is your predicament. It wants to be free of change, free of pain, free of the obligations of life and death. But change is a law, and no amount of pretending will alter that reality.

You Don't need a reason to be happy. If you do that reason can be taken away.

There is no need to search . . . achievement leads nowhere . . . makes no difference at all. Just be happy now. Release your struggle, let go of your mind, throw away your concerns, and relax into the world. No need to resist life. Open your eyes and see that you are far more than you think. You are already free.

Life is not suffering; it's just that you will suffer it, rather than enjoy it, until you let go of your mind's attachments and just go for the ride freely, no matter what happens.

Act happy, be happy, without a reason in the world. Then you can love, and do what you will.

To the fish, the sea is air.

A young child responds freshly to each moment, without plans or expectations. This is a good way to fight…a good way to live.

Life is not suffering; it's just that you will suffer it, rather than enjoy it, until you let go of your mind's attachments and just go for the ride freely, no matter what happens.

Controlling families are particularly difficult for sensitive children, who experience emotional blows and limits on their freedom especially acutely. Sensitive children also tend to blame themselves for family problems.

all good things beyond sleep come precisely because we defy gravity while we live.