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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"Freedom from psychological suffering begins with awareness of your thought patterns."Aaron Beck
"Freedom requires constant vigilance and active participation."Nancy Cantor
"Freedom is not given; it is earned and protected."Nancy Cantor
"When you stop struggling against reality, you free up energy for what truly matters."Steven Hayes
"We can't control the weather of our thoughts, but we can control the direction we walk."Steven Hayes
"Your thoughts are not commands - you don't have to obey them."Steven Hayes
"You cannot choose your initial feelings, but you can choose how you respond to them."Steven Hayes
"The space between stimulus and response is where freedom lives."Steven Hayes
"The practice of mindfulness is the practice of freedom."Marsha Linehan
"The path to freedom is through acceptance, not resistance."Marsha Linehan
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."W.C. Fields
"Freedom in performance means complete control over your own expression."Buster Keaton
"Freedom as an artist means freedom from the fear of failure."Buster Keaton
"The person who cannot anticipate the future is trapped in the present."George Kelly
"A person is free only insofar as they can imagine alternatives."George Kelly
"Real freedom is the ability to imagine and choose alternatives."George Kelly
"Stop shoulding all over yourself and embrace realistic preferences instead."Albert Ellis
"Freedom means responsibility for your thoughts and choices."Albert Ellis
"An educated citizenry is the foundation of a free society."Nancy Cantor
"Freedom of inquiry is essential to the academic mission."Nancy Cantor
"Living authentically means acting in alignment with your deepest values."Steven Hayes
"Freedom comes not from absence of struggle, but from acceptance of it."Steven Hayes
"Psychological freedom comes through acceptance, not elimination."Steven Hayes
"Your capacity to choose makes you free."Steven Hayes
"You cannot control every thought that enters your mind, but you can control which ones you act upon."Aaron Beck
"Freedom comes not from having no problems, but from changing your relationship to them."Aaron Beck
"Choice is the exercise of freedom."Walter Mischel
"The greatest freedom is freedom from the tyranny of impulse."Walter Mischel
"Freedom is the responsibility to govern yourself."Walter Mischel
"The choice is always yours, even when circumstances are not."Walter Mischel