Freedom Quotes

The most fought-for idea in human history, explored by those who won it, lost it, and fought to keep it.

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"To be free is to accept responsibility for your own life."
Buster Keaton
"No woman can make me happy in any corner of the world where I am not free."
Groucho Marx
"The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty."
Groucho Marx
"No character in any country should be deprived of the right to live the way they choose."
Groucho Marx
"The worst thing about censorship is that people don't even know it's happening."
Groucho Marx
"I'm no angel, but I've spread my wings a bit."
Mae West
"I've never been politically correct, and I don't intend to start now."
Mae West
"I never asked permission to be who I wanted to be."
Mae West
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"Freedom is not something given to you; it's something you create."
Aaron Beck
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"Freedom requires responsibility."
Aaron Beck
"Freedom means being able to be yourself."
Laurel and Hardy
"Freedom comes with responsibility to others."
Laurel and Hardy
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"The willingness to feel difficult emotions is the gateway to freedom."
Steven Hayes
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"Being present is a radical act of defiance against a world that wants you distracted."
Steven Hayes
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"Defusion means you can think a thought without obeying it."
Steven Hayes
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"You cannot control others' reactions, only your own behavior."
Marsha Linehan
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"The present moment is where you have power."
Marsha Linehan
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"You are not responsible for others' emotions, only your own behavior."
Marsha Linehan
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"I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally."
W.C. Fields
"By not caring too much about what people think, I'm able to think for myself and preserve my own autonomy."
Albert Ellis
"You have choices and the freedom to exercise them."
Albert Ellis
"The most powerful word in the universe is 'should'—and it's destroying your life."
Albert Ellis
"You will always be anxious if you make other people's approval your goal."
Albert Ellis
"The loudest voice in your head should be your own."
Albert Ellis
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"The person shapes their own destiny through the choices they make."
George Kelly
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"Freedom is the capacity to anticipate events."
George Kelly
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"Freedom emerges when we recognize we can revise our interpretations."
George Kelly
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"The greatest freedom is the freedom to reinterpret our experiences."
George Kelly
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"A person is free to the extent they can reconstruct their meaning."
George Kelly
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"Psychological freedom comes from questioning the thoughts that seem most certain."
Aaron Beck