Quotes About Freedom

Politics is the enemy of the imagination.

I don't care much about politics. That kind of witchcraft I stay away from because people end up dead. I'd rather die for music.

The emperor would prefer the poet to keep away from politics, the emperor's domain, so that he can manage things the way he likes.

Stand up, speak out, and be bold. Screw political correctness. Never let them tell you to sit down and shut up.

It's a big deal for me to say I'm over politics.

The last thing I wanted to do was put politics into my music... because music was my escape.

The price of freedom—of individuality—is attention to politics, careful planning, careful organization; philosophy is no more a barrier against political disaster than it is against plague.

Art has nothing to do with politics. It is the freest thing in the world.

... after you have once ridden behind a motorcycle escort, you are never the same again

Politics...You see, it depends on what kind of politics. What we did during my father's generation was a duty. And it was beautiful because its goal was the conquest of freedom.

We spent time on Burma and the need for the military regime there to understand that they shouldn't fear the voices of people. And yet they do.

That liberty [is pure] which is to go to all, and not to the few or the rich alone. (to Horatio Gates, 1798)

We are in a prison of our own minds holding our own chains around us. We create our oligarchs and fight for their right to oppress us.

With each passing day, I become more and more convinced that the greatest threat to American freedom is the United States government.

Freedom isn't a static point. It's spectrum from absolute to none at all, and is usually inversely proportional to safety.

Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.

No matter what the situation, remind yourself "I have a choice."

You don't get to choose how you're going to die, or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. Now.

What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think.

Life is ours to be spent, not to be saved.

Peace is not just the absence of mass destruction, but a positive internal and external condition in which people are free so that they can grow to their full potential.

Enjoy your life. No curse hangs over you, nor did it ever. No devil chases after your soul. Sing and dance and be merry.

Life is like a butterfly. You can chase, or you can let it come to you.

The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.