Quotes About Freedom

Descubrí que el sexo podía ser sano, limpio, libre, adulto, madduro, razonable, trivial, eso fue lo peor, pero también me acostumbré a esa pobreza.

En la guerra, se mata y se muere. La guerra es cruel, y siembra crueldad, es temible, y siembra miedo, es arbitraria, y siembra arbitrariedades. La guerra es también, a veces, el precio de la libertad, de la justicia, del futuro.

Así comprendí que las jaulas no siempre estaban fuera, en las amenazas y los chantajes de las personas que tenían el poder. También podían estar dentro, incrustadas en el cuerpo, en el espíritu de todas las mujeres perdidas que asumían mansamente un destino que no habían elegido, sólo porque otros habían decidido que lo que más les convenía era volverse decentes. Pues

This day (Independence Day) reminds us that true independence is not merely the absence of external control, but the resolute presence of self-determination.

In 1965, I marched for equality.

If you bought a copy of this book, you own it and can choose to keep it, sell it, give it away, or review it.

I know she has a secret pair of wings, which she's forgotten how to use. Deep in her heart what she truly wants is to fly again.

Ultimately, overcoming personal censorship is about gaining independence--independence from ignorance!~ Adesiji Rabiu

Take her as a gift, there shall be no ransom.

Rules should always be bent, if not broken. It's the only way to have any fun.

You're free to join us, but only if you promise not to stare at the new kid." Miles laughs. "Staring is very rude. Didn't anyone ever tell you that?

Gone surfing. Be back soon. -D

The true liberation, the true path to freedom, lay in the ability to forgive.

Do you realize how important it is to be independent? To be able to take care of yourself? To not rely on someone else for your most basic needs? And to not get so damn attached to stuff that you'd rather demean yourself than live without it?

seen my grandfather, who'd always seemed so old and serious in all of his photos, whooping and hollering as he surfed a fifty-foot wave.

aunque somos libres para elegir nuestro camino, debemos aceptar que los demas tambien son libres para hacer lo mismo.

All those men fightin' for freedom. We gotta be brave too.

If a woman is truly clever, she can find freedom even in the most restrictive circumstances." She tapped the side of her head. "One just needs a little imagination and a little fortitude.

Si colocas un rayo de sol entre las palmas de tus manos, se convierte en sombra; si atrapas luciérnagas en un frasco, mueren. Pero si amas como si tuvieras alas, siempre sentirás la emoción de estar suspendido en pleno vuelo.

Le dije a mi hija, la primera vez que experimentó amor, que no tratara de aprisionarlo. —Piensa que estás en un cálido estanque en verano —le dije—, con círculos concéntricos a tu alrededor. Rayos dorados de sol inundan tu cabello, acarician tu cara. Inhálalo, respíralo; jamás te dejará.

amas como si tuvieras alas, siempre sentirás la emoción de estar suspendido en pleno vuelo.

A failure means only that we made a mistake we can learn from. It can't take away from the valuable human that you are. How wonderful does that feel? To know that right now, as you are, in this moment, you are all that you have to be. Once you can believe that, you are free to tackle life fearlessly.

If there's a place you should be able to put yourself first, it's in your own sexual fantasies.

I can understand why you would want to be literally out of your own heard, because being inside your own head is unbearable.