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Freedom Quotes

Freedom looks different depending on what you're free from.

Freedom shows up here in several forms - the room a genre gives an artist to take risks, the flexibility educators say they need to get real results, and the broader idea of personal liberty pushing back against overreach. For a related theme, see Courage Quotes.

'Freedom of belief and worship is the most important guarantee of social peace.

Quotes by Ahmet Necdet Sezner

Now it is time to make historic reassessments in order to transform our region into one of stability, freedom, prosperity, cultural revival and co-existence. In this new regional order there should be less violence and fewer barriers between countries, societies...

Quotes by Ahmet Davutoglu

I can say now: all the combatants who participated in the fight for freedom in South America came to Algeria; it's from there that all those who fought left. We trained them, we arranged for the weapons to reach them,...

Quotes by Ahmed Ben Bella

With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom. At that precise moment, several countries were still colonised or had barely overcome colonisation. This was the case in practically all of Africa. We supported them.

Quotes by Ahmed Ben Bella

Courage Quotes

Everywhere that the struggle for national freedom has triumphed, once the authorities agreed, there were military coups d'etat that overthrew their leaders. That is the result time and time again.

Quotes by Ahmed Ben Bella

What I discovered in Berlin was this immense freedom because it felt like you could start any kind of project and nobody would care... and that's what I sort of adopted to my own.

Quotes by Agnes Obel

If they are willing to give women economic freedom in that home, if they are willing to live by the standard they wish women to live by, then homes will be preserves.

Quotes by Agnes Macphail

I was in school - I was a good learner; if I wanted to get something done, I could get it done. I was lazy, though. I was always, like, sort of an outcast. And when I got home, I...

Quotes by Afrojack

The Amazons were notorious for their freedom: their sexual freedom, their freedom to hunt, to be outdoors, to go to war; and the Greeks, both men and women alike, were fascinated by these stories. Maybe it was a safe way...

Quotes by Adrienne Mayor

Free Country Quotes

My roots are in classical music and jazz, and I want the freedom of being able to improvise. This freedom is possible only in a live concert.

Quotes by Adnan Sami

Freedom is not an ideal, it is not even a protection, if it means nothing more than freedom to stagnate, to live without dreams, to have no greater aim than a second car and another television set.

Quotes by Adlai Stevenson II

Freedom rings where opinions clash.

Quotes by Adlai Stevenson I

A hungry man is not a free man.

Quotes by Adlai Stevenson I

Yes, I will probably concentrate on solo roles, but I would not say no to multi-starrers if they come from good directors and with a good script. I would allow myself the freedom to do it.

Quotes by Aditya Roy Kapur

Free Expression Quotes

The Polish freedom movement of 1968 lost its confrontation with police violence; the Prague Spring was crushed by the armies of five Warsaw Pact members. But in both countries, 1968 gave birth to a new political consciousness.

Quotes by Adam Michnik

Every revolution, bloody or not, has two phases. The first phase is defined by the struggle for freedom, the second by the struggle for power and revenge on the votaries of the ancien regime.

Quotes by Adam Michnik

Creative freedom is a huge carrot.

Quotes by Adam McKay

The death of dictator Kim Jong-Il has cast all eyes on North Korea, a country without literature or freedom or truth.

Quotes by Adam Johnson

Color always vexed me because I would fight with the media I was using. I love coloring in Photoshop, and it's freed me to pursue ideas and techniques I wouldn't have otherwise attempted. Since I get to take an assignment...

Quotes by Adam Hughes

Free Will Quotes

I'm honored to have the endorsement of FreedomWorks. I look forward to earning the individual support of the grassroots conservatives who make up the heart and soul of this organization that has done so much to promote freedom and pro-growth...

Quotes by Adam Hasner

Frequently Asked Questions

What different kinds of freedom do these quotes touch on?
They cover freedom in a few different contexts: creative freedom within a genre, the freedom that comes from taking risks and succeeding at physical stunts, and freedom as a goal in education policy. Each quote frames freedom differently depending on its setting.
Is there a quote about creative freedom in filmmaking?
Yes. One speaker, discussing horror as a genre, says they find "there's an immense amount of freedom within the genre," suggesting horror offers more creative latitude than some might expect. For more on creative expression, see Free Expression quotes.
Is there a quote linking freedom to taking risks?
Yes - one speaker, talking about building stamina for stunts, calls "stepping over the line, taking a chance and succeeding" the ultimate freedom. That kind of boldness overlaps with what you'll find in Courage quotes.
Does any quote discuss freedom in education policy?
Yes. One quote states that charter laws "give educators the freedom and flexibility that they need to attain results," presenting this as the speaker's own stated view of what charter-school laws accomplish in education policy.
Where can I find more freedom-themed content?
If you'd like to explore the theme in a different format, browse Poems for freedom-themed poetry, or see Free Country quotes for more on freedom at a national level.

A few quotes lean toward institutional freedom, others toward the personal thrill of stepping past a limit and succeeding. Explore more in Free Country Quotes or Freedom Poems.