Quotes About Freedom

Annie, la profesora Widmer tenía razón. La verdad nos hace libres, ¿te acuerdas? Annie, ya soy libre. Y te quiero. ¡Te quiero muchísimo!

It's terrible, … for us to have been so scared to be seen with books we have every right to read.

A veces me imaginaba que yo también era un pájaro como los que creía ver al otro lado de la bahía, y que podría volar hasta allí.

Know the truth," Ms. Widmer used to quote—remember we used to say it to each other?—"and the truth will make you free.

Let's make this a slow ride, shall we?" The deep purr of her voice brought a sassy grin to his face. The long slant of his eyes grew languid. "You have the reins, cher. You can whip me with them if you like.

You should always play with and not according to the rules, he says, because a life with no danger in it is not a life.

At twenty, with a modicum of discipline and luck, you can invent your own appearance. You're smooth and svelte, silky and shimmery, you make original choices in clothing and hairstyles... 'I'm my own woman now,' you think; 'I don't owe anything to anyone!

O bonheur de l'imaginaire, du possible, du concevable ! Premier des droits humains : le fantasme ! N'être pas là où l'on est ; être là où l'on n'est pas. Oui, ça fonctionne dans les deux sens : pendant que son mari la ramone avec monotonie, l'épouse peut penser aux courses qu'il lui reste à faire ; en essuyant la vaisselle, par contre, libre à elle de partir au septième ciel avec l'amant de ses rêves.

You should always play with and not according to the rules, because a life with no danger in it is no life at all.

This is why Paine was careful to downplay the distinction between the rich and the poor. He wanted his American readers to focus on distant kings, not local grandees. He wanted them to break with the Crown, not to disturb the class order.

Can a nation call itself free if it finds itself periodically on the verge of bankruptcy and starvation in the face of the fact that it possesses all the materials of the good life?

The best things in life really are free. So, how many kittens do you want?

Listening to things that are not true is the first step toward ultimate bondage and death. That

What we believe about ourselves determines how we live. If we believe and act on lies, we will end up in bondage

When God sent His only Son, Jesus, to this earth to bear your sin and mine on the cross, He put a price tag on us—He declared the value of our soul to be greater than the value of the whole world. Whose opinion are you going to accept? Believing a lie will put you in bondage. Believing the Truth will set you free.

Wealth is not about having a lot of money. It's about having a lot of options." If you have a high net worth, you have an abundance of opportunities.

High" net worth is a feeling of wholeness. In other words, I don't just want you to have more money, I want you to be free to create the life that makes you happy—whatever that means to you.

When man is no longer his own master, custodian of his own silly vanities and childish contentments he's nothing at all—being in the first place only an agent of a very experimental stage of organic free will

Jack Reed, whom The New York Times had labeled "the Bolshevik agitator," hesitated and then equivocated on the stand. But by then the defense of The Masses was plain: criticism of the government didn't amount to a desire to overthrow it. If all hostile opinion were suppressed, how could Americans believe they lived in a free country? Dissent was a safeguard to freedom, not an impediment.

One of the first things Vincent explained to Norma was that there was a certain freedom of language in the Village that mustn't shock her. It wasn't vulgar. 'So we sat darning socks on Waverly Place and practiced the use of profanity as we stitched. Needle in, shit. Needle out, piss. Needle in, fuck. Needle out, cunt. Until we were easy with the words.

One of the first things Vincent explained to Norma was that there was a certain freedom of language in the Village that mustn't shock her. It wasn't vulgar. 'So we sat darning socks on Waverly Place and practiced the use of profanity as we stitched. Needle in, . Needle out, piss. Needle in, . Needle out, c. Until we were easy with the words.

Tea no more! Down with bustles!

Orleans . . . the place where Joan of Arc, while depending on God, had defeated the British in a great battle for freedom. Joan and I had a lot in common. But there would be no burning at the stake for me. Robert would not allow it.

You wild, dear creatures!