Free Quotes

Small: I told them that free people always had to decide where to draw the line between their liberty and their secur
"I told them that free people always had to decide where to draw the line between their liberty and their security. I noted that the attacks would almost certainly push us as a nation more toward security"
Michael Hayden, Public Servant
Small: Theres always a question of duration, theres a question of who the orchestra is. No one is free to write what
"There's always a question of duration, there's a question of who the orchestra is. No one is free to write what you want - you collaborate on a film score, and one of the good things is that someone else's work is motivating you"
Michael Nyman, Composer
Small: They talked about me as if I were Mother Teresa, and that every time I get a paycheck I go and send it to poor
"They talked about me as if I were Mother Teresa, and that every time I get a paycheck I go and send it to poor people and that we spend every free moment helping out people less fortunate. That was an enormous exaggeration"
Wendie Malick, Actress
Small: We didnt have any segregation at the Cotton Club. No. The Cotton Club was wide open, it was free
Cab Calloway
"We didn't have any segregation at the Cotton Club. No. The Cotton Club was wide open, it was free"
Cab Calloway, Musician
Small: Abraham Lincoln because he was a man filled with great compassion who believed that all men are created free a
"Abraham Lincoln because he was a man filled with great compassion who believed that all men are created free and equal, and was not afraid to stand on that platform. The way Lincoln lived his life has served me well in mine"
Sidney Sheldon, Novelist
Small: As long as I dont write about the government, religion, politics, and other institutions, I am free to print a
"As long as I don't write about the government, religion, politics, and other institutions, I am free to print anything"
Pierre Beaumarchais, Inventor
Small: In spite of holidays when I was free to visit London theatres and explore the countryside, I spent four very m
"In spite of holidays when I was free to visit London theatres and explore the countryside, I spent four very miserable years as a colonial at an English school"
Patrick White, Author
Small: The fact that were protected under that Constitution in exercising the right of free speech, its a wonderful t
"The fact that we're protected under that Constitution in exercising the right of free speech, it's a wonderful thing. You've got to come from somewhere else to realize how valuable it is"
Pat Oliphant, Cartoonist
Small: Whenever I get a free day, I drive up to some part of California that looks promising on the map
"Whenever I get a free day, I drive up to some part of California that looks promising on the map"
Kent McCord, Actor
Small: In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, un
"In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed"
Noah Webster, Writer
Small: I set about seeking a thread, a theme, a style, in the realm of legend. Something that might allow me to give
"I set about seeking a thread, a theme, a style, in the realm of legend. Something that might allow me to give free rein to my juvenile sense of romanticism and the beautiful image"
Leni Riefenstahl, Director
Small: People should be free to find or make for themselves the kinds of educational experience they want their child
"People should be free to find or make for themselves the kinds of educational experience they want their children to have"
John Holt, Educator
Small: The best government rests on the people, and not on the few, on persons and not on property, on the free devel
"The best government rests on the people, and not on the few, on persons and not on property, on the free development of public opinion and not on authority"
George Bancroft, Historian
Small: I think its like music for the sake of music, and a lot of the words stem from liking music a lot, wanting to
"I think it's like music for the sake of music, and a lot of the words stem from liking music a lot, wanting to be a good band and having a good sense of humour, and living in a situation where we're free to pretty much do what we want"
Jon Fishman, Musician
Small: Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states
"Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states"
Demosthenes, Statesman
Small: I am dead set against free agency. It can ruin baseball
"I am dead set against free agency. It can ruin baseball"
George Steinbrenner, Businessman
Small: I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would be also free
Rosa Parks
"I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would be also free"
Rosa Parks, Activist
Small: Theres a long record here of being wrong. Theres a good reason for it. There are probably multiple reasons.
"There's a long record here of being wrong. There's a good reason for it. There are probably multiple reasons. Certainly proliferation is a hard thing to track, particularly in countries that deny easy and free access and don't have free and open societies"
David Kay, Scientist
Small: The time of illusion, then, is the beautiful moment of passion it represents the artistic zone in which the po
"The time of illusion, then, is the beautiful moment of passion; it represents the artistic zone in which the poet or romance writer ought to be free to do the very best that he can"
Lafcadio Hearn, Author
Small: I have never received a flute from them for free and I would not accept such a gift from any manufacturer
"I have never received a flute from them for free and I would not accept such a gift from any manufacturer"
James Galway, Musician
Small: Im not alone, Im free. I no longer have to be a credit, I dont have to be a symbol to anybody I dont have to b
"I'm not alone, I'm free. I no longer have to be a credit, I don't have to be a symbol to anybody; I don't have to be a first to anybody"
Lena Horne, Actress
Small: There is no pressure on me, I can take a lot of risks in the coming weeks. I feel free to ski the way I decide
"There is no pressure on me, I can take a lot of risks in the coming weeks. I feel free to ski the way I decide on race-day because the overall title was not my main target this winter"
Hermann Maier, Athlete
Small: As long as every generation rises to its challenges and stands up in defense of liberty - as Americans have do
"As long as every generation rises to its challenges and stands up in defense of liberty - as Americans have done in the past and as our men and women continue to do today - our nation will remain free and strong"
Doc Hastings, Politician
Small: We are men, and propose to live like men in this free land, without the contamination of slave labor, or die l
"We are men, and propose to live like men in this free land, without the contamination of slave labor, or die like men, if need be, in asserting the rights of our race, our country, and our families"
Denis Kearney, Politician
Small: We experience moments absolutely free from worry. These brief respites are called panic
"We experience moments absolutely free from worry. These brief respites are called panic"
Cullen Hightower, Writer
Small: The regime is afraid of the people because it knows that free and fair elections will bring about its end
"The regime is afraid of the people because it knows that free and fair elections will bring about its end"
Viktor Yushchenko, Statesman
Small: The United States is the leader of the free world
"The United States is the leader of the free world"
Elizabeth Dole, Politician
Small: Iraq is the central battleground in the war on terror. The terrorists certainly know what is at stake, which i
"Iraq is the central battleground in the war on terror. The terrorists certainly know what is at stake, which is why they are pulling out all the stops to derail our efforts there. They know that a free and democratic Iraq is a serious blow to their interests"
Elizabeth Dole, Politician
Small: So, that notion of hypertext seemed to me immediately obvious because footnotes were already the ideas wriggli
"So, that notion of hypertext seemed to me immediately obvious because footnotes were already the ideas wriggling, struggling to get free, like a cat trying to get out of your arms"
Ted Nelson, Author
Small: I expect that any day now, I will have said all I have to say Ill have used up all my characters, and then Ill
"I expect that any day now, I will have said all I have to say; I'll have used up all my characters, and then I'll be free to get on with my real life"
Anne Tyler, Novelist
Small: My job, when it comes to free agency, trades, is not to pick players, but support the personnel department and
Arthur Blank
"My job, when it comes to free agency, trades, is not to pick players, but support the personnel department and the coaching staff. We have to have the financial resources to make things happen and that's my job"
Arthur Blank, Businessman
Small: Im not really into clubbing, I like to go to parties after events, and those do end up at clubs or bars.
Amanda Seyfried
"I'm not really into clubbing, I like to go to parties after events, and those do end up at clubs or bars. But in my free time I go grocery shopping or to the gym, or I talk on the phone"
Amanda Seyfried, Actress
Small: And I gave this directive to them, that if they free our assets in the United States, that would be a sign of
"And I gave this directive to them, that if they free our assets in the United States, that would be a sign of goodwill. I have the same idea this time"
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Politician
Small: That free will was demonstrated in the placing of temptation before man with the command not to eat of the fru
"That free will was demonstrated in the placing of temptation before man with the command not to eat of the fruit of the tree which would give him a knowledge of good and evil, with the disturbing moral conflict to which that awareness would give rise"
Kenneth Scott Latourette, Historian
Small: But I do not admit the comparison between your slaves and even the lowest class of European free labourers, fo
"But I do not admit the comparison between your slaves and even the lowest class of European free labourers, for the former are allowed the exercise of no faculties but those which they enjoy in common with the brutes that perish"
Fanny Kemble, Actress
Small: If society will not admit of womans free development, then society must be remodeled
"If society will not admit of woman's free development, then society must be remodeled"
Elizabeth Blackwell, Scientist
Small: It would be nice if education was free to everyone who wanted it, but thats not the world we live in
"It would be nice if education was free to everyone who wanted it, but that's not the world we live in"
Glenda Jackson, Actress
Small: The only thing thats going to free Huey is gun powder
"The only thing that's going to free Huey is gun powder"
H. Rap Brown, Activist
Small: We must do all we can to empower parents and communities to protect our youth and to encourage healthy behavio
"We must do all we can to empower parents and communities to protect our youth and to encourage healthy behavior free from binge drinking and other forms of alcohol abuse"
Jon Corzine, Politician
Small: I strongly believe that we as a nation can be both secure and free
"I strongly believe that we as a nation can be both secure and free"
Jon Corzine, Politician
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