Free Quotes

"Since achieving their independence in 1992, the people of Croatia have built a democratic society based on the rule of law, respect for human rights, and a free market economy"

Elton Gallegly, Politician

"To give up the task of reforming society is to give up one's responsibility as a free man"

Alan Paton, Novelist

"But the watchful care of the parent is endless. The youth is never free from the danger of grating interference"

William Godwin, Writer

"No errors of opinion can possibly be dangerous in a country where opinion is left free to grapple with them"

William Gilmore Simms, Novelist

"Mr. Lennon would want me free, and I'd like to clear that up"

Mark David Chapman, Criminal

"As a conservative who believes in limited government, I believe that the only check on government power in real time is a free and independent press"

Mike Pence, Politician

"I work as often as I want and yet I'm free as a bird"

Ethel Merman, Musician

"So people ought to be free to leave here, but there ought to be opportunity for them to come home"

Bill Janklow, Politician

"A representative is free delivery; she's a personal beauty consultant. Some people want that high touch"

Andrea Jung, Businessman

"Certainly in cartooning I'm given huge free rein at the moment"

Jonathan Shapiro, Cartoonist

"Before Vatican II, in theology, as in other areas, the discipline was fixed. After the council there has been a revolution - a chaotic revolution - with free discussion on everything. There is now no common theology or philosophy as there was before"

Godfried Danneels, Clergyman

"I drew a picture on the back of a calendar in pencil. In those days they used to give out free calendars, I had no art paper, so I took whatever else I could"

Joe Shuster, Artist

"To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect"

Joan Didion, Author

"In a free society, government reflects the soul of its people. If people want change at the top, they will have to live in different ways. Our major social problems are not the cause of our decadence. They are a reflection of it"

Cal Thomas, Journalist

"Not a breath of air stirred over the free and open prairie; the clouds were like light piles of cotton; and where the blue sky was visible, it wore a hazy and languid aspect"

Francis Parkman, Historian

"A free spirit takes liberties even with liberty itself"

Francis Picabia, Artist

"By placing discretion in the hands of an official to grant or deny a license, such a statute creates a threat of censorship that by its very existence chills free speech"

Harry A. Blackmun, Judge

"Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves - and be free"

Cesar Chavez, Activist

"I don't know what it is that I'm doing, but I'm really enjoying myself. And I'm free to do it as much as I want"

Anna Paquin, Actress

"I'm fine, but I'm bipolar. I'm on seven medications, and I take medication three times a day. This constantly puts me in touch with the illness I have. I'm never quite allowed to be free of that for a day. It's like being a diabetic"

Carrie Fisher, Actress

"I have always been free with my love - it is my nature. I am easily captivated by men and they have always been attracted to me"

Christine Keeler, Model

"I always felt free when I ran. I suppose that's what was good about it"

Betty Cuthbert, Athlete

"Only when manhood is dead - and it will perish when ravaged femininity no longer sustains it - only then will we know what it is to be free"

Andrea Dworkin, Critic

"America does not need gorgeous halls and concert rooms for its musical development, but music schools with competent teachers, and many, very many, free scholarships for talented young disciples who are unable to pay the expense of study"

Anton Seidl, Musician

"Free election of masters does not abolish the masters or the slaves"

Herbert Marcuse, Philosopher

"It is only when our life proceeds within bounds and in an accepted, disciplined way, that the mind can be free"

Vinoba Bhave, Educator

"If we wish our nature to be free and joyous, we should bring our activities into same order"

Vinoba Bhave, Educator

"A free and stable Iraq will be a shining light against the shadow of Islamic extremism"

Jim DeMint, Politician

"A man like Wilde was not free to live out of the closet as a homosexual, and women in general were not able to be truly themselves; there was no place for a woman's voice to be heard or for her to express her sexuality"

Marisa Tomei, Actress

"When you face your fears, you are free of them. There's nothing in the world I need to hide from again"

Daphne Zuniga, Actress

"The system that enables the most people to earn the most success is free enterprise, by matching up people's skills, interests, and abilities. In contrast, redistribution simply spreads money around. Even worse, it attenuates the ability to earn success by perverting economic incentives"

Arthur C. Brooks, Author

"It is not unprofessional to give free legal advice, but advertising that the first visit will be free is a bit like a fox telling chickens he will not bite them until they cross the threshold of the hen house"

Warren E. Burger, Judge

"Left-wing politicians take away your liberty in the name of children and of fighting poverty, while right-wing politicians do it in the name of family values and fighting drugs. Either way, government gets bigger and you become less free"

Harry Browne, Writer

"I was sort of open to do anything, I was free"

Marc Newson, Designer

"I've been on so many blind dates I should get a free dog"

Whitney M. Young, Activist

"Whatever the price, identify it now. What will you have to go through to get where you want to be? There is a price you can pay to be free of the situation once and for all. It may be a fantastic price or a tiny one - but there is a price"

Harry Browne, Writer

"I was hungry a coupla' times but for the most part I ate every day... I got to go to school for free"

Coolio, Musician

"A Gorean slave girl in the presence of a free man or woman always kneels, unless excused from doing so"

John Norman, Writer

"Their free verse was no form at all, yet it made history"

John C. Ransom

"It is a miracle of harmony, of the adaptation of the free inner life to the outward necessity of things"

John C. Ransom

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