To me, freedom entitles you to do something, not to not do something. Shel Silverstein on freedom
A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. Roald Dahl on freedom
And why do we, who say we oppose tyranny and demand freedom of speech, allow people to go to prison and be vilified, and magazines to be closed down on the spot, for suggesting another version of history. David Icke on freedom
The Jewish festival of freedom is the oldest continuously observed religious ritual in the world. Across the centuries, Passover has never lost its power to inspire the imagination of successive generations of Jews with its annually re-enacted drama of slavery and liberation. Jonathan Sacks on freedom
Don't ever dare to take your college as a matter of course - because, like democracy and freedom, many people you'll never know have broken their hearts to get it for you. Alice Duer Miller on freedom
The freedom to be an individual is the essence of America. Marilyn vos Savant on freedom
As a consequence of the victories we have registered during our first ten years of freedom, we have laid a firm foundation for the new advances we must and will make during the next decade. Thabo Mbeki on freedom
I've returned to being an amateur without any ties or strings attached, which gives me a freedom I never had before. Cat Stevens on freedom
In many respects, the United States is a great country. Freedom of speech is protected more than in any other country. It is also a very free society. Noam Chomsky on freedom
Working with HBO was an opportunity to experience creative freedom and 'long-form development' that filmmakers didn't have a chance to do before the emergence of shows like 'The Sopranos.' Martin Scorsese on freedom
Freedom, morality, and the human dignity of the individual consists precisely in this that he does good not because he is forced to do so, but because he freely conceives it, wants it, and loves it. Mikhail Bakunin on freedom
In a completely sane world, madness is the only freedom. J. G. Ballard on freedom
I felt extremely uncomfortable as the focal point, in the spotlight. I really like the behind the scenes role, because all my freedom is there. Brian Eno on freedom
The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action. Denis Diderot on freedom
When we talk of freedom and opportunity for all nations, the mocking paradoxes in our own society become so clear they can no longer be ignored. Wendell Willkie on freedom
For you who no longer posses it, freedom is everything, for us who do, it is merely an illusion. Emile M. Cioran on freedom
Negation is the mind's first freedom, yet a negative habit is fruitful only so long as we exert ourselves to overcome it, adapt it to our needs once acquired it can imprison us. Emile M. Cioran on freedom
We chose more freedom instead of more government. We chose the principles of our founding to solve the challenges of our time. We chose a special man to lead us in a special time. We chose Mitt Romney to lead our nation. Marco Rubio on freedom
I think there's some connection between absolute discipline and absolute freedom. Alan Rickman on freedom
In 1960, when I came out of prison as an ex-convict, I had more freedom under parolee supervision than there's available... in America right now. Merle Haggard on freedom