7,738 Quotes About Freedom

First get to work; you can enjoy yourself afterwards! Such is the recurring, rhyming themesong that is passed down into the head, programming militarily the rhythm of the body’s movements. Such is, in its numbing insistance, the tune that orchestrates the retreat of nascent intelligence. And rest assured – it will be a different intelligence that ends up in charge over the frozen behavior of working hours, an intelligence in which heart counts the least and is petrified the most.

What happened to them, in the end – did they use their freedom wisely or foolishly? ― Esi Edugyan, Washington Black, chapter 5

The vast majority of people are each a puppet that is forever pulled in this or that direction, or pushed into this or that action, by things such as public opinion and an emotion.

Having to make a difficult or important decision is sometimes more agonizing than not having a choice.

Later that day when I walked down this dried-out riverbed, enjoying the last rays of sunshine on my bare skin, I felt a deep inner peace coming up straight from my heart.

When a free lion starts proving himself before the circus lions, he no longer remains free.

But there are things not even Crown and Council can steal and control. Not my mind, not my heart, not my soul.

But you did it. You broke away. D'ya ever think that life must be bigger than what we see here, Els? "I do", she said.I mean ... somewhere people our age are drinking bathtub gin and dancing to jazz music. Women are smoking in public." He sighed. "And here we are.

Taking away our freedom to believe is tantamount to taking away our humanity.