Quotes about Freedom

“Freedom. And Justice. If you have those two, it covers everything. You must stick to those principles and have the courage of your convictions.”

“The basis for all human relationships and where we derive our greatest strength and power, trust is single-handedly the most powerful source of positive energy and, once in place, unlocks a freedom and peace to explore.”

“My parents waited to have me and my sister - my dad was 43 when my mother had me, and my mom was 38. They purposefully waited until they had had their adventures in life so that we wouldn't represent the end of their freedom.”

“Human dignity is based upon freedom, and freedom upon human dignity. The one presupposes the other.”

“We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless.”

“But it wasn't until I graduated from Texas A & M University and joined the United States Air Force, flying C-130's all around the globe, that I truly appreciated the blessings of freedom.”

“Freedom is not just declared; it is exercised.”

“The answer to many of the domestic problems we face is not higher taxes and more spending. It is less waste, more results and greater freedom for the individual American to earn a rightful place in his own community - and for States and localities to address their own needs in their own ways, in the light of their own priorities.”

“I think, like any artist or any writer, I just want to have that pure freedom of expression and of thought - the freedom to explore and move in unexpected ways.”

“The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress.”

“I love the trilogy form. I like the idea that you can establish a character in book one. And then in the second part, you can take the characters down to their darkest point. And then in the third part, you have total freedom either to give them redemption - or just to kill them.”

“The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.”

“I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person I'm competing with is me.”

“I think we must get rid of slavery, or we must get rid of freedom.”

“Religious freedom, often referred to as the first freedom, is of central import to the American experiment. As such it should feature prominently in U.S. foreign policy.”

“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.”

“I actually worked in the general market for many years writing steamy historical romance, and I had more freedom in the Christian market than I ever did in the general market to write about any issue that I needed to write about.”

“What is freedom? Freedom is the right to choose: the right to create for oneself the alternatives of choice.”

“I have tasted freedom. I will not give up that which I have tasted.”

“To keep that absolute freedom we cannot be obliged to anyone.”

“The decision to divorce myself from the business side unexpectedly blew up in my face. The creative freedom I thought I was getting turned out to be anything but.”