Free Quotes

"But Hezbollah now has reared its ugly head in a way that threatens the entire free world. And they want, by their own charter and definition, the destruction of Israel and Christians. That is the truth. That is in their charter"

Zach Wamp, Politician

"A big part of financial freedom is having your heart and mind free from worry about the what-ifs of life"

Suze Orman, Author

"Is advertising moral? It is part and parcel of the American free enterprise system... I challenge anybody to show any economic system that has done as much for so many in so short a time"

Morris Hite, Businessman

"The criterion for free choice can never be an absolute one, but neither is it entirely relative"

Herbert Marcuse, Philosopher

"On the surface we all act like we all love each other and we're free and easy, and actually we're far more moralistic than any other society I've ever lived in"

Kathy Acker, Activist

"The main engagement of the writer is towards truthfulness; therefore he must keep his mind and his judgement free"

Gabrielle Roy, Author

"I have no shame around the fact that I can be shot into suicidal feelings by certain people's treatment of me. I am no different to any other person, I therefore act as I believe any other person should be free to"

Sinead O'Connor, Musician

"I'm gonna give them the advice that I always took myself, that it's better to get to know somebody before you jump into the sack with them. Because then if you jump into the sack and fall in love, and you liked them already, you're home free"

Pia Zadora, Actress

"We are no more free agents than the queen of clubs when she victoriously takes prisoner the knave of hearts"

Mary Wortley Montagu, Writer

"Bisexuality means I am free and I am as likely to want to love a woman as I am likely to want to love a man, and what about that? Isn't that what freedom implies?"

June Jordan, Writer

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free"

Emma Lazarus, Poet

"The small businessman is smart; he realizes there's no free lunch. On the other hand, he knows where to go to get a good inexpensive sandwich"

Adam Osborne, Author

"Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave"

G. I. Gurdjieff, Educator

"If we could only snap the fetters of the body that bind the feet of the soul, we shall experience a great joy. Then we shall not be miserable because of the body's sufferings. We shall become free"

Vinoba Bhave, Educator

"I do not think athletes should get a free pass. I don't think we should train our children and future athletes to believe that they are above the law and morality"

Armstrong Williams, Journalist

"Democratic societies can no longer give religious fanatics a free hand to abuse and murder non believers. Such action betrays contempt for the basic human rights which animate any democracy with meaning"

Armstrong Williams, Journalist

"The basic rule of free enterprise: You must give in order to get"

Scott Alexander, Author

"More time on paperwork means less time spent with students or preparing lessons for students. It is as simple as that. The numerous reforms in the bill will go a long way to free our time of special educators"

Christopher Bond, Politician

"I was the kid who always liked to take the ball down to the school even in my free time, kick it against the wall, juggle it in the front yard and so it was kind of a perpetual state of playing soccer for me"

Brandi Chastain, Athlete

"All are free to believe or not believe; all are free to practice a faith or not. But those who believe must be free to speak of and act on their belief"

Jeff Miller, Politician

"Yes, free markets tend to produce unequal incomes. We should not be ashamed of that. On the contrary, our system is the envy of the world and should be a source of pride"

Arthur C. Brooks, Author

"In my book I don't just demonstrate that free enterprise is the most efficient way of organizing an economy - which it is. I also show that it's an expression of American values, and, thus, that a fight for free enterprise is very much a fight for our culture"

Arthur C. Brooks, Author

"Whether we look at capitalism, taxes, business, or government, the data show a clear and consistent pattern: 70 percent of Americans support the free enterprise system and are unsupportive of big government"

Arthur C. Brooks, Author

"Free enterprise is essentially a formula not just for wealth creation, but for life satisfaction"

Arthur C. Brooks, Author

"Thus passing through the infinite varieties of space we reach the Divine space which is absolutely free from all dimensions and constitutes the meeting point of all infinities"

Muhammed Iqbal, Poet

"You can sell nothing for a mark-up for a while, but only until something starts eating away at it. Now I can go home and click on Yahoo, call my sister and talk over a microphone for free"

Michael K. Powell, Politician

"Life ceases to be so oppressive: we are free to give our own lives meaning and purpose, free to redeem our suffering by making something of it"

Walter Kaufmann, Philosopher

"These are all voluntary resources which help parents sort out the choices without infringing on the artists' rights to free speech, which is something that we respect"

Tipper Gore, Celebrity

"We started playing music from an early age and so we wasn't really aware of that side of it, the weird thing is the more successful you get the more free booze and drugs you get, they should be given to the bands who don't have the money"

Ville Valo, Musician

"The Imperial German Government will not expect the Government of the United States to omit any word or any act necessary to the performance of its sacred duty of maintaining the rights of the United States and its citizens and of safeguarding their free exercise and enjoyment"

William Jennings Bryan, Lawyer

"We thought sex was free. Sex is not free. There's a price to be paid emotionally, physically, even legally. Sex isn't a casual thing. It's a huge thing"

William H. Macy, Actor

"We can escape the commonplace only by manipulating it, controlling it, thrusting it into our dreams or surrendering it to the free play of our subjectivity"

Raoul Vaneigem, Philosopher

"The classics of Marxism, while fully appreciating the significance of the Darwinian theory, pointed out the errors of which Darwin was guilty. Darwin's theory, though unquestionably materialist in its main features, is not free from some serious errors"

Trofim Lysenko, Celebrity

"While it's very hard to know exactly how to measure public opinion there, because there's no really good polling, the fact of the matter is that in all the polls I've seen the vast majority of the Iraqis prefer to be free and are pleased that the coalition freed them"

Paul Bremer, Statesman

"Creativity is much better when it's free. Someone can take it and sell it if that's what it needs, and from that standpoint, you have to have a label. If you could make your music and just give it away and somehow make a living - that would be the best scenario"

Matthew Sweet, Musician

"I think you're only free if you're working on very low or huge money"

George A. Romero, Director

"Emmy Lou Harris introduced me to the work of the Vietnam Veterans of America foundation and the Campaign for a Land Mine Free World"

Mary Chapin Carpenter, Musician

"We believe. We believe in our destiny as a nation. We believe we have been called to do good, to spread the blessings of liberty and encourage the sense of trust upon which free societies depend"

Tony Snow, Journalist

"It serves notice that President Bush is serious about promoting freedom, because free societies are a lot more peaceable than dictatorships and monarchies"

Tony Snow, Journalist

"Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen"

Warren E. Burger, Judge

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