Quotes About Freedom

After dinner she liked to linger in the aft lounge on "A" deck, listening to music and watching couples swing dancing. She would have given all the rest of her life to be on that dance floor with Kenji, feeling his arms around her as he held her close, followed by a long walk in the moonlight with nothing but ocean and freedom in every direction.

You were supposed to be free [...] That was all I had to give you.

You empower what you fight. You withdraw power from what you release.

The Key to a healthy no is to remember the yes that the no is making space for.

Each day move a little more from tightening to lightening.

Independent souls find aliveness more attractive than social approval.

An authentic life does not require anyone else's approval for your creative choices.

The richest freedom is the power to choose inner peace.

It takes courage to leave behind the world you have been taught is so important, and instead claim what is right for you. Ultimately we must, as Walt Whitman urged, "Dismiss whatever insults your soul.

You've got to sing like you don't need the money Love like you'll never get hurt Dance like there's nobody watching It's got to come from the heart if you want it to work

After a certain point you quit trying to prove yourself to anyone and you simply live in the way that makes you happy.

Torturarnos a nosotros mismos o a los demás por alguna razón es una historia enfermiza de creación propia. Nada de eso es necesario.

Lighten up and do what makes you happy.

Si has de luchar para conseguir o conservar algo, es que no te pertenece y estás mejor sin ello.

Tu pasado no tiene poder para perseguirte. Eres tú quien se persigue a sí mismo concentrándote en un pasado doloroso —le respondí.

La mente que hace planes] Y no se da cuenta de que aquí y ahora se encuentra todo cuanto necesita para garantizar un futuro muy diferente del pasado, libre de la continuidad de las viejas ideas y de las creencias enfermizas. No hay ansiedad con respecto al porvenir, pues la confianza presente está a cargo de éste. L

I live in the world I choose with my thoughts.

our history is not our destiny. At any moment we are free to make new choices and create a new destiny.

Do it because you would, not because you should.

I will remove these restraints. And leave this cell, with the door open, and retire to my living quarters. I will speak of this encounter to no one.

Long-established totalitarian governments fear any kind of free expression. A sculpture can be a manifesto, a manuscripted adventure can double as a cry for rebellion.

I know how to run without you holding my hand!

A library is a place where you learn what teachers were afraid to teach you.

Aspirations don't disappoint, so long as you realize that the struggle for liberty, justice and anything else worth pursuing never stays won.