Quotes About Freedom

When I turn on the news in Paris, the way Syria is covered is different from the way it is covered in Washington, D.C., or London. Even in Western society, where we hold all the values of democracy and freedom of speech, as soon as you point a camera in a particular direction, there is an angle - literally and figuratively.

At the age of 14, I ran away from home for four days and hitchhiked around western Pennsylvania and southern Ohio.

Although China is not so wealthy and powerful as the West, her people of whatever condition - rich or poor, high or low - all enjoy a perfect freedom and a happy life. Not so all the inhabitants of Western lands.

I'd love to do a Western.

I happen to be a big fan of Western civilization; I think it beats the hell out of tyranny and starvation.

Many do not understand how precarious Western civilization is and what a joy it is. From it, we get real democracy. From it, we get the sort of intellectual tolerance that allows me to propound something that may be completely alien to you.

I kinda went back to that period between '88 and '94 where I felt like I was the most creative, without being hindered by powers that be. I was no longer going to try to hinder myself to what I thought was going to be on the radio.

I love horses. There's something practical and mystical about them.

The more you practice, the better you get, the more freedom you have to create.

I'm trying to practice owning less stuff.

All are free to believe or not believe; all are free to practice a faith or not. But those who believe must be free to speak of and act on their belief.

The democratic state can sometimes abuse its power as much as those who seek to destroy it abuse fundamental rights and democratic practices.

I like to think limitlessly, and you can't be limitless if you're constantly looking at best practices.

In our religion, there are people who might be conservative about practicing dance after marriage, but I don't want anything or anyone to come between me and my dance.

Our government should never stop anyone from practicing their faith or exercising their rights to operate a business if it can be done in a safe manner.

Only people who have been allowed to practise freedom can have the grown-up look in their eyes.

Guys in slavery sang praises to the Lord to deliver them from bondage.

I want to have an 'Eat, Pray, Love' experience where I drop off the face of the planet and move to Greece.

I have never forced anyone to offer prayers in the team or to keep a beard.

Existence precedes and rules essence.

I think you have to let go of this idea that you can be precious about everything, and let it be the abstract mess that it is.

Our country may be likened to a new house. We lack many things, but we possess the most precious of all - liberty!

I saw no reason why childhood shouldn't last forever. So I created clothes that worked and moved and allowed people to run, to jump, to leap, to retain their precious freedom.

You know, there're no rules between Russell and I. We don't want to have to have to talk too much, because it's really precious, really special to play music.