Famous Quotes & Sayings

Lupita Nyong'o

I thrive on structure. I find my freedom in structure.

Lyndsey Medders

He's given me that freedom since I was a freshman to make those calls. We have a lot of trust in each other. It's neat we're on the same page like that.

William James

Old-fashioned determinism was what we may call hard determinism. It did not shrink from such words as fatality, bondage of the will, necessitation, and the like. Nowadays, we have a soft determinism which abhors harsh words, and, repudiating fatality, necessity, and even predetermination, says that its real name is freedom; for freedom is only necessity understood, and bondage to the highest is identical with true freedom.

William Ellery Channing

Knowledge is essential to freedom.

Roald Dahl

A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom.

Robinson Jeffers

And you, America, that passion made you. You were not born to prosperity, you were born to love freedom. You did not say "en masse," you said "independence." But we cannot have all the luxuries and freedom also.

Vladimir Lenin

False rhetoric and false boastfulness spell moral ruin and lead unfailingly to political extinction.

Vladimir Lenin

Freedom of speech and the press must be complete. But then freedom of association must be complete too.

Virginia Woolf

To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves.

Richard Paul Evans

In your hurry to keep Christmas, you have forgotten Christmas. The truest gift of Christmas is the gift of self.

Ryan Hall

The question I try and ask myself when I consider whether or not to train more is what is my body craving and what is my body ready to absorb? Sometimes pushing harder is not the answer. It takes self control, confidence, and intuition to know when to train and when to rest, but when in question error on the side of being over rested.

Reinhold Niebuhr

Human beings are endowed by nature with both selfish and unselfish impulses.

William Zinsser

Not every oak has to be gnarled, every detective hard-bitten. The adjective that exists solely as a decoration is a self-indulgence for the writer and an obstacle for the reader.

William Lyon Mackenzie King

Self-denial and self-discipline, however, will be recognized as the outstanding qualities of a good soldier.

Woodrow Wilson

The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. We have no selfish ends to serve. We desire no conquest, no dominion. We seek no indemnities for ourselves, no material compensation for the sacrifices we shall freely make.

Woodrow Wilson

Caution is the confidential agent of selfishness.

Woody Allen

A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense.

William James

You can't out-perform your self-image.

Kimberly Elise

Making 'Beloved' was an awesome experience.

Holly Black

Death has his favorites, like anyone. Those who are beloved of Death will not die.

Yossi Sarid

This is a war. You must understand, this is a war over the character of our beloved country.

bell hooks

If we want a beloved community, we must stand for justice.

Charles Spurgeon

Beloved, can you feel assured that He carried your sin?

Gary Williams

Bob is probably the most beloved guy out here. He is a fixture here. He really, really cares so much about this event.

Marion Ross

Because I'm everybody's mother, I'm a beloved character. It makes life so sweet for me. No matter where I go people are happy to meet me, so I try to be a nice person. I don't want to disappoint them.

Saad Hariri

We all know that there is a crisis in the country and we are all determined to end it. I am optimistic about the issue of the presidency and God willing we will find a new president for our beloved country Lebanon.

Margaret Fuller

Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved.