Absence Quote by Bertrand Russell

Freedom is the possibility of development, of enhancement of one's life - or the possibility of withdrawing, shutting oneself up, denying and stultifying one's…

— Rollo May

Freedom is secured not by the fulfillment of one's desires, but by the removal of desire.

— Epictetus

Freedom is the awareness of alternatives and of the ability to choose. It is contingent upon consciousness, and so may be gained or lost,…

— Allen Wheelis

Freedom is not only the absence of external restraints. It is also the absence of irresistible internal compulsions, unmanageable passion, and uncensorable highlights.

— George Will

“Freedom in society is gauged by our success in getting what we want and conditioned by status and power, by race, class and gender.…

— Gabor Maté

What is freedom? It consists in two things: to know each his own limitations and accept them - that is the same thing as…

— Ann Bridge

“Freedom is not a constant attribute which we either "have" or "have not." In fact, there is no such thing as "freedom" except as…

— Erich Fromm

Freedom doesnt mean an absence of all restrictions. It means possessing unshakable conviction in the face of any obstacle.

— Anonymous

In the West, there's a myth that freedom means free expression-that to follow all desires wherever they take one is true freedom. In fact,…

— Jack Kornfield

Maybe freedom means defining yourself any way you want to be.

— Amy Hill Hearth

To some, freedom means the opportunity to do what they want to do; to most it means not to do what they do not…

— Eric Hoffer

Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.

— Daniel J. Boorstin