Quotes About Freedom

All I can say is that I had an extraordinary childhood.

The U.S. constitution is an extraordinary document. In my view, it should not be amended often.

I am sometimes accused of being a dictator because I provoked the extraordinary elections by nominating the interim government. Can you imagine any dictator who provokes free elections in his own country?

Self-expression should not be a challenge that demands extraordinary talent but should be a right accessible to all.

When you write on your own, you can write the extremes. No one else is watching and you can really go as far as you need to.

I think I do have a good eye. It's quite liberating, being in a position to read a script and say, 'No.' It's really the only power you have, as an actor.

You can wear whatever you want to make you feel pretty or fabulous.

There are hard choices to be made in balancing the country's security and an individual's liberties. But it is a choice that has to be faced.

American democracy has two faces.

You can't be allowed to take away the rights of others, and then use your own rights to avoid facing the consequences.

If you want to make your own decisions about where you work, what you do, what you earn and what you buy, then being able to make money is an important factor.

Real artists free of the tedium of money can use, now, all of society as an idea factory.

I got tired of going to the barber to keep my fade together, so I just cut it all off.

I think artists need the freedom to fail and I gave myself that freedom.

If my fans only want me to do a certain kind of films, then 'Naanaku Prematho' would have failed miserably. They've entrusted me with the freedom to select good and different scripts.

Inclusiveness is about freedom and fairness.

I was brought up by parents who embraced the 1960s and taught me that being faithful isn't the be-all and end-all.

It'll be nice not to have to use my fake IDs anymore.

I have fallen back in love with music, which has allowed me to get back to my roots and create sounds without borders.

One of the reasons we set up this country, one of the things we celebrate in freedom and democracy of the United States is you can criticize your president. You can criticize the ways in which the country falls short of its values.

It is a false belief to think you can own somebody, I'm out of that now. The man should understand he does not own the woman, and the woman should understand she does not own the man.

The sacrifice of our personal liberty for security is and will forever be a false choice.

Bad writing is like a bad relationship. Don't be addicted to it just because you are familiar with its ways. Let go.

At Harman, we had to reinvent ourselves so that we can compete on a global playing field. We did it by instituting a culture where teams can take calculated risks. But to inspire such a shift in mindset requires meaningful rewards across the ranks and freedom to experiment and innovate. I like to think of it as our courage culture.