Quotes by Being Free It is dangerous to take human freedom for granted, to regard it as a prerogative rather than as an obligation, as an ultimate fact rather than as an ultimate goal. It is the beginning of wisdom to be amazed at the fact of our being free. Abraham Joshua Heschel being-free freedom goal The loneliness of the expatriate is of an odd and complicated kind, for it is inseparable from the feeling of being free, of having escaped. Adam Gopnik being-free loneliness feelings Having money is a way of being free of money. Albert Camus being-free money way At headquarters, where everyone lived under the tremendous pressure of responsibility, probably nothing was more welcome than a dictate from above. That meant being freed of a decision and simultaneously being provided with an excuse for failure. Albert Speer being-free decision responsibility I never planned to be rich, frankly speaking. I was more interested in being free, and doing things. And money helps. But otherwise I was never that interested in it. Alexander Lebedev being-free rich helping Before being free, it is necessary to be just Alexander von Humboldt being-free Very few of us are capable of being Free Thinkers, needing neither to adore nor to insult God, the insult often being an act of faith more profound than adoration. Alexandra David-Neel being-free belief profound Nothing is more wonderful than the art of being free, but nothing is harder to learn how to use than freedom. Alexis de Tocqueville being-free use art We act empty and innocent but we are fueled by distortions of lives led in discontent trading misfortunes cause faith is one thing that is hard to deliver it feels funny being free. Amy Ray innocent being-free causes Freedom does not mean being free of something, but to be free to do something. Angela Merkel being-free doe mean I want to be outspoken! I want to say my opinions and I hope they’re taken in the right way. I don’t want to stop being free ... and I won’t... Angelina Jolie being-free taken want My liberty depends on you being free, too. Barack Obama depends being-free liberty The free man must be born before freedom can be won, and the brotherly man must be born before full brotherhood can be won. It will come into being only if we build it out of our very muscle and bone - by trying to act it out. Barbara Deming being-free brotherhood men That happens every time I get behind a guitar, regardless of what I'm saying, 'cause music is freedom and being free is the closest I've ever felt to being spiritual. Ben Harper being-free guitar spiritual No duty, however, binds us to these so-called laws, whose corrupting influence menaces what is noblest in our being. Benjamin Constant freedom-of-speech being-free law These new technologies are not yet inevitable. But if they blossom fully into being, freedom may irrevocably perish. This is a fight not only for the meaning of our individual lives, but for the meaning of our life together. Bill McKibben being-free technology fighting The reson I don't own a cell phone is I like making plans and being free and being normal, the way everyone was back in the 80's. Kill your cell phone. Brent Weinbach cell-phone being-free Anything that loosens you up and makes you freer is good, because that's what acting and performing is all about - being free. It gives you a better connection to the audience. Brett Somers being-free acting giving I love being free enough that I can be so intimate with people, and that people are free enough that we can all be intimate with each other! Byron Katie being-free love-is people I was not born to be free---I was born to adore and obey. C. S. Lewis being-free freedom purpose 123456»