Quotes About Autonomy

as it is not tyranny. All I ask is an independent parliament

If you do not have the possibility of abandoning your religion, you do not enjoy the possibility of freely embracing it, either.

Don't let other people's opinions guide and direct your life, opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one and most of them stink

You are free to say no to an unfair, disrespectful, or dishonest request for your time, talent, or treasure, without an apology or long explanation on your part.

A scientist, an artist, a citizen is not like a child who needs papa methodology and mama rationality to give him security and direction; he can take care of himself, for he is the inventor not only of laws, theories, pictures, plays, forms of music, ways of dealing with his fellow man, institutions but also of entire world views, he is the inventor of entire forms of life.

The pygmies, for example, or the Mindoro of the Philippines, do not want equal rights – they just want to be left alone.

We all hold the keys to our own jail cells.

As he later remarked, sometimes freedom can become as repressive as direct repression.

Perjalanan itu bersifat pribadi. Kalaupun aku berjalan bersamamu, perjalananmu bukanlah perjalananku.

I hate being read to. I hate the pauses. I hate the stammers and mispronunciations. Most of all I hate the slowness of it. I can read quickly and efficiently, and cannot stand someone taking charge and denying me the pleasure of reading the damned thing myself.

Our life would be what we made of it--nothing more, nothing less.

There was no one else to blame anymore. No Bores or Old Ladies or Nortons, or Assassins waiting at the bridge. And there was no place to hide-no place across any river for a boatman to take us. Our life would be what we made of it-nothing more, nothing less. Baboons. Baboons. They build their own cages, we could almost hear the Pigman whisper, as he took his children with him.

If someone isn't what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.

You have two choices, to control your mind or to let your mind control you.

Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose - and commit myself to - what is best for me.

So long as you do no harm to another, change your opinion once in a while. Contradict yourself without being embarrassed. This is your right. It doesn't matter what others think -because that's what they will think, in any case.

We are entering a new world in which we can choose to follow our own steps, not those that society forces us to take.

It was all a matter of control. And Choice. Nothing more, nothing less

The greatest gift God gave us is the power to make decisions.

The only power you have on this planet is the power of your decisions.

When you say 'yes' to others, make sure you're not saying 'no' to yourself.

I don't know the secret of success - but the secret of failure is to always try to follow the will of others.

Absolute freedom does not exist; what does exist is the freedom to choose anything you like and then commit yourself to that decision.

Don't let other's say That road is better or That route is easier. The greatest gift God gave us is the power to make decisions.