Quotes About Freedom

The past doesn't determine your future unless you carry it with you into the present. Forgiving yourself and others, you free the universe to begin again at any moment.

We recall the joy and excitement of a nation that had found itself, the collective relief that we had stepped out of our restrictive past, and the expectant air of walking into a brighter future.

Any system which allows men to choose their own future will end by choosing safety and mediocrity, and in such a Reality the stars are out of reach.

The terrorists do not understand America. The American people do not falter under threat, and we will not allow our future to be determined by car bombers and assassins.

For to save mankind's future freedom, we must face up to any risk that is necessary. We will always seek peace - but we will never surrender.

Today we confront the future with optimism from a founded hope for the Iraqi people - in freedom

The future belongs to freedom, not to fear.

A free culture has been our past, but it will only be our future if we change the path we are on right now.

People are like dice. We throw ourselves in the direction of our own choosing.

The road ahead is not some predetermined path that I am forced to trod, but it is a rich byway that I can help create.

An exciting and inspiring future awaits you beyond the noise in your mind, beyond the guilt, doubt, fear, shame, insecurity and heaviness of the past you carry around.

Like a precious family heirloom, freedom is not just ours to enjoy, but to treasure, protect, and pass on to future generations.

Enlightenment is not something you achieve. It is the absence of something. All your life you have been going forward after something, pursuing some goal. Enlightenment is dropping all that.

The essence of the Way is detachment. And the goal of those who practice is freedom from appearances.

Running is special. We've all done it: well, poorly, focused, in fear, being pursued, toward a goal. It's just elemental. Running is like fire.

Give yourself the freedom to explore the possibility of life without limits. Goals are dreams with deadlines, a means to an end but not the ultimate purpose of life.

The goal of the future is full unemployment, so we can play. That's why we have to destroy the present politico-economic system.

When we free ourselves from the constraints of ordinary goals and uninformed scoffers we will find ourselves roaring off the face of the earth.

An active line on a walk, moving freely, without goal. A walk for a walk's sake.

I don't know what makes someone hip. The goal is artist achievement and the best work we can do with no limitation.

An Enlightened Master is ideal only if your goal is to become a Benighted Slave.

Aviation is for the common man. My goal is to enable everyone to fly. It shouldnt be only for the rich.

What had begun as a movement to free all black people from racist oppression became a movement with its primary goal the establishment of black male patriarchy.

By persistent and sustained practice, anyone and everyone can make the yoga journey and reach the goal of illumination and freedom.