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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"I've paid the price for my freedom, and it was worth every penny."Lenny Bruce
"The only person you need permission from to be yourself is yourself."Joan Rivers
"Freedom is taking the risk to be yourself completely."Joan Rivers
"Freedom tastes better when you've fought for it."Joan Rivers
"Forget the politicians. They are irrelevant. The politicians are put there to give you the idea that you have freedom of choice."George Carlin
"I have certain rules I live by. My first rule: I don't believe anything the government tells me."George Carlin
"The illusion is that you have freedom of choice. You don't."George Carlin
"Rights aren't rights if someone can take them away. They're privileges."George Carlin
"Modern time devotion: a freedom of choice but a slave to the system."George Carlin
"Why is marijuana against the law? It grows naturally upon our planet."George Carlin
"Comparison is a thief of joy. Live your own life, not the life of another."Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)
"To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own."Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)
"The stage is the only place where I feel truly free and completely trapped at the same time."Richard Pryor
"I realized that freedom ain't something given; it's something you take."Richard Pryor
"Freedom is just another word for knowing who you really are."Richard Pryor
"Freedom means choosing your own path, even if others disagree."Joan Rivers
"I don't care what people think. Life is too short."Tina Fey
"You can't control what other people think."Tina Fey
"The world is better when you're authentically yourself."Amy Poehler
"Living authentically is the ultimate act of rebellion."Amy Poehler
"If you're offended by my words, good—that means you're paying attention."Lenny Bruce
"Satire is the only safe way to tell the truth in dangerous times."Lenny Bruce
"Freedom of speech means nothing if you're afraid to speak."Lenny Bruce
"Every culture has the censorship it deserves."Lenny Bruce
"We're all born free and everywhere we are in chains."Lenny Bruce
"People are afraid of freedom because freedom requires responsibility."Lenny Bruce
"Conformity is the jailer of freedom."Lenny Bruce
"The greatest act of rebellion is to be yourself."Lenny Bruce
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."Lenny Bruce
"Stop apologizing for the things you enjoy."Amy Poehler