--- title: "9 Talking Freedom Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Talking Freedom quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Talking Freedom sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/feb/lakhdar-brahimi-18743_arab-world_somebody-was-asking-me-the-other-day-pre_1423148.jpg" --- > [Somebody was asking me the other day - President Bush is now talking about freedom for the Arab world. I say, well,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lakhdar-brahimi/somebody-was-asking-me-the-other-day-president-bush-is-now-talking/) [Lakhdar Brahimi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lakhdar-brahimi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/feb/lakhdar-brahimi-18743_arab-world_somebody-was-asking-me-the-other-day-pre_1423148.jpg) > [Talking about freedom in the country where people are afraid of losing their jobs is absurdity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ilkin-santak/talking-about-freedom-in-the-country-where-people-are-afraid-of/) [Ilkin Santak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ilkin-santak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/703/ilkin-santak-7545_aristocracy_talking-about-freedom-in-the-country-whe_495700.jpg) > [You know when people start talking about freedom they have to be old. They gotta be old-fashioned and really out of touch.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/you-know-when-people-start-talking-about-freedom-they-have-to-be-old/) [Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c4/rush-limbaugh-28_freedom_you-know-when-people-start-talking-about_2608025.jpg) > [“I've been thinking of something your father said - that the true measure of love is what one is willing to give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-frantz/i-ve-been-thinking-of-something-your-father-said-that-the-true/) [Laura Frantz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-frantz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fa/laura-frantz-35204_freedom_i-ve-been-thinking-of-something-your-fat_1714643.jpg) > [Talking about freedom, about ethical issues, about responsibilities as well as convenience, is asking people to think about things they might prefer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/talking-about-freedom-about-ethical-issues-about-responsibilities-as/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4f/richard-stallman-4048_asking_talking-about-freedom-about-ethical-issu_2398944.jpg) > [We can't walk where we want to walk or be who we want to be or dress the way we want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eve-ensler/we-can-t-walk-where-we-want-to-walk-or-be-who-we-want-to-be-or-dress/) [Eve Ensler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eve-ensler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3b/eve-ensler-1402_dresses_we-can-t-walk-where-we-want-to-walk-or-b_1844460.jpg) > [“Freedom? Do let’s stop talking about freedom. Freedom is impossible. Man can never be free of hunger, of cold, of disease, of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/freedom-do-let-s-stop-talking-about-freedom-freedom-is-impossible-man/) [Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a22/ayn-rand-59_freedom_freedom-do-let-s-stop-talking-about-free_1964533.jpg) > [People are always talking about freedom. Freedom to live a certain way, without being kicked around. Course the more you live a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-gere/people-are-always-talking-about-freedom-freedom-to-live-a-certain-way/) [Richard Gere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-gere/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13d/richard-gere-3534_certain_people-are-always-talking-about-freedom_1963248.jpg) > [The President, in talking about freedom and democracy, is sparking a wave of very positive democratic sentiment that might help us override…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-richardson/the-president-in-talking-about-freedom-and-democracy-is-sparking-a/) [Bill Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-richardson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e59/bill-richardson-11674_democracy_the-president-in-talking-about-freedom-a_346401.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/talking-freedom/#itemlist", "name": "Talking Freedom Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Somebody was asking me the other day - President Bush is now talking about freedom for the Arab world. 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