938 private quotes tagged freedom

“I have a fantastic relationship with money. I use it to buy my freedom.” — Gianni Versace

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“My father described this tall lady who stands in the middle of the New York harbor, holding high a torch to welcome people seeking freedom in America. I instantly fell in love.” — Yakov Smirnoff

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“My name became known because I was, one might say accidentally the target of state repression and because so many people throughout the country and other parts of the world organized around the demand for my freedom.” — Angela Davis

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“I was inspired to write this book by those who are sceptical of the power of freedom to change the world.” — Natan Sharansky

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“You have spent many lives and much treasure to bring freedom to many lands that were reluctant to receive it. And here you have a people who won it by themselves and need only the help to preserve it.” — Corazon Aquino

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“Freedom of expression comes with responsibilities, especially when it comes with serious implications for peace.” — Mohammed Morsi

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“Another hero was Tom Swift, in the books. What he stood for, the freedom, the scientific knowledge and being and engineer gave him the ability to invent solutions to problems. He's always been a hero to me. I buy old Tom Swift books now and read them to my own children.” — Steve Wozniak

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“Freedom is a muscle... you have to exercise it.” — Roy Scheider

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“Believe me, the drug of freedom is universally potent.” — Natan Sharansky

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“If governments let themselves be fully bound by the decisions of their parliaments without protecting their own freedom to act, a breakup of Europe would be a more probable outcome than deeper integration.” — Mario Monti

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“Not to mention the fact that of course terrorists hate freedom. I think they do hate. But believe me, I don't think they sit there abstractly hating freedom.” — Zbigniew Brzezinski

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“The three main sources of scepticism are first, that not every people desires freedom second, that democracy in certain parts of the world would be dangerous and third, that there is little the world's democracies can do to advance freedom outside their countries.” — Natan Sharansky

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“I always wanted to make a children's album because you have the freedom to explore so many wonderful topics and sounds.” — Lisa Loeb

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“By helping readers understand these mechanics, I hope they will appreciate why freedom is for everyone, why it is essential for our security and why the free world plays a critically important role in advancing democracy around the globe.” — Natan Sharansky

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“The first of all commodities to be exchanged is labour, and the freedom of man consists only in the exercise of the right to determine for himself in what manner his labour shall be employed, and how he will dispose of its products.” — Henry Charles Carey

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“America has never seen itself as a national state like all others, but rather as an experiment in human freedom and democracy.” — Brent Scowcroft

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“Creative freedom is an imperative for me, but it doesn't really exist in a Hollywood game.” — Mira Nair

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“It the British System is the most gigantic system of slavery the world has yet seen, and therefore it is that freedom gradually disappears from every country over which England is enabled to obtain control.” — Henry Charles Carey

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“You, the foreign media, have been the companion of my people in its long and painful journey to freedom.” — Corazon Aquino

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“Money buys many things... The best of which is freedom.” — Mary Renault

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“When I went off to the army when I was 17 years old, I believed in America and the rights of freedom. But today I believe my government is lying to the American people and that my president, George Bush, is a criminal.” — Jack Herer

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“Wherever on this planet ideals of personal freedom and dignity apply, there you will find the cultural inheritance of England.” — Karel Capek

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“I used to think that if I had success I would have freedom. But I have less freedom now than I've ever had. And what gives me satisfaction is not the jewelry and not the cars. What gives me satisfaction is doing things for others, like children.” — Criss Angel

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“Yes, we have the freedom to do what we please, but it only works because we don't do everything we might please - we should exercise some degree of personal, and corporate, responsibility.” — Tammy Bruce

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“I want to have the freedom to do whatever I want.” — Paul Walker

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