7,738 Quotes About Freedom

Are you capable of flying, or will you stay grounded like all the others, too scared to break free from the herd and become what you have it in you to be? What is the Holy Grail? You are, if you choose it to be so!

This is not to say that individuality is the enemy and freedom of choice should be threatened but it is worth some contemplation when the ‘I’ comes at the cost of the ‘we’, what is left of you when the ‘us’ is gone?

A free spirit myself, I secretly admired a freer one. To deny his right to chose his own path, was to deny myself that right, too.

Max determined, then and there, that he would escape from this horrible place or die in the attempt.

If Max had any doubts about attempting to escape, this conversation alleviated them. He would not end up like the men and women in the pit . . .

Without Max including me in his plans . . . I would not be here today. I thank Hashem, every day, for sending me an angel named Max Lewenstein. As I look out at his wife and beautiful family, his children and grandchildren, remember, you too would not be here today if not for the extraordinary bravery of the angel, Max Lewenstein.

For Connor it’s not about stupidity, or even rebellion—it’s about feeling life. Sitting on this ledge, hidden behind an exit sign is where he feels most comfortable. Sure, one false step and he’s roadkill. Yet for Connor, life on the edge is home.

Even a soft pillow can become a problem if you permanently stitch it around your neck.

Wake up! Don’t let them control you. Don’t let them impose an identity on you. Don’t obey them. Never submit to a prophet or a holy book. Think for yourself. Wear what you like. Eat what you like. Pray when you like. Don’t you want to be free rather than a slave? Create your own identity. Create yourself. Because only those who do can become God. Nietzsche, an atheist, came far closer to the True God than any follower of any mainstream religion.