“A study of fifty women conducted in 1887 revealed that the corset forcibly contracted their waists by anywhere between two and a… — Joshua Zeitz Copy Share Image
“Leaving aside instrumental reasons for supporting a basic income, the thrill lies in the potential to advance full freedom and social justice,… — Guy Standing Copy Share Image
The International Brigade was not formed to protect freedom and democracy. It was founded as a tool of of the Comintern, to… — Kevin Myers Copy Share Image
“The Declaration of Independence states that we the people have the right to revolution, the right to overthrow a government that has… — Rodolpho Gonzales Copy Share Image
“We’re only ever good, because there are consequences,” I told her. “Take those away, and everyone shows their true self. Kind of… — Penelope Douglas Copy Share Image
The deepest, the intelligible, part of the nature of man is that part which does not take refuge in causality, but which… — Otto Weininger Copy Share Image
Voting is a meaningless exercise. I'm not going to waste my time with it. These parties, these politicians are given to us… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
“Many scientists have tried to make determinism and complementarity the basis of conclusions that seem to me weak and dangerous; for instance,… — Louis de Broglie Copy Share Image
I think after Iceland's independence in 1944, we were not very sure of ourselves and our confidence was really low. It took… — Bjork Copy Share Image
“his size, change his shape. He seeks independence from nature. Withdrawing from nature is the first step in this process. Detached from… — Devdutt Pattanaik Copy Share Image
The nature of a breakthrough is for you to stand on what you've gotten, what you've loved, what's been important to you,… — Werner Erhard Copy Share Image
This is one of man's oldest riddles. How can the independence of human volition be harmonized with the fact that we are… — Max Planck Copy Share Image
“Just as the dignity of man is based on his freedom--to the extent that he may even say no to God--likewise, the… — Viktor Frankl Copy Share Image
Grateful to Almighty God for the blessings which, through Jesus Christ Our Lord, He had conferred on my beloved country in her… — Charles Carroll of Carrollton Copy Share Image
But a lot more women in their 50s are taking greater freedoms and having more independence. I rail against this whole thing… — Ulrika Jonsson Copy Share Image
Be true. Be beautiful. Be free. In the midst of segregation and racism Mamma raised us to be independent and free. We… — Debbie Allen Copy Share Image
“I couldn't understand; cheating was the one thing I'd told her all those years ago would be unforgivable. She knew, she said,… — Garth Risk Hallberg Copy Share Image
'Megaforce' is a privately financed army of freedom fighters financed and manned by all the free countries of the world. We don't… — Hal Needham Copy Share Image
“Freedom's never been free, there's always been a price to be paid, but people have forgotten; they're handing their freedom, their lives,… — L.M. Fields Copy Share Image
Dont commit to making less mistakes; commit to making more of them coz you arent really free until you give yourself the… — Suman Rai Copy Share Image
“To begin with,” he said heavily, “you’ve got to understand that a seagull is an unlimited idea of freedom, an image of… — Richard Bach Copy Share Image
“America really is two countries today. One half still loves freedom, and the other half’s already socialist, even if they don’t call… — Matthew Bracken Copy Share Image
Liberal Democracy is all about extending choice. Give people the option to decide their retirement age, and you immediately extend their freedom… — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
And it is to these rights - the right of law and order, the right of life, the right of liberty, the… — Hubert H. Humphrey Copy Share Image
“At this point we can finally see what's really at stake in our peculiar habit of defining ourselves simultaneously as master and… — David Graeber Copy Share Image
My aim is to escape from the medium with which I work; to leave no residue of technical mannerisms to stand between… — Andrew Wyeth Copy Share Image
“For if any decree of God could be changed, it would be, because God either would not or could not effect the… — Herman Witsius Copy Share Image
Many people strive for personal freedom throughout their adult lives, and never attain it. First, they become imprisoned a good portion of… — Ernie J Zelinski Copy Share Image
I wouldn't say I'm against same-sex marriage. I believe in freedom and equality for all people. I believe that when it comes… — Bernice King Copy Share Image
“Democracy was supposed to champion freedom of speech, and yet the simple rules of table decorum could clamp down on the rights… — E.A. Bucchianeri Copy Share Image
“Free will is a powerful thing, Riley. Sometimes it's the only way to realize your true destiny, though it does require a… — Alyson Noel Copy Share Image
“ 'Freedom.' He pauses a moment to reflect on the F-word. 'Sometimes I think it's an idea that enslaves us. We're never… — Rachel Cohn Copy Share Image
We understand it still that there is no easy road to freedom. We know it well that none of us acting alone… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
If the title of a great man ought to be reserved for him who cannot be charged with an indiscretion or a… — Jared Sparks Copy Share Image
The flag is a symbol of our freedom, and burning it absolutely is one of the least patriotic things that a person… — Kat Timpf Copy Share Image
Our freedom must be buttressed by a homogeny equally and unchallengeably free, no matter what color they are, so that all the… — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
People are mobile. They move around, and anytime they want to communicate, if you tie them to the wall or the wires,… — Martin Cooper Copy Share Image
The phrase 'academic freedom' is often used carelessly: here is a work that will allow a more careful conversation about those many… — Kwame Anthony Appiah Copy Share Image
The acting is something that will always be a part of my life, but the writing gives me a lot more creative… — Amber Benson Copy Share Image
To become our enemies - what an absurdity. A crazy absurdity when you stop to think that we, Muslims and Hindus, had… — Indira Gandhi Copy Share Image
