Absence Quote by George Will

Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires.

— Bertrand Russell

Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire.

— Epictetus

Freedom means the power to act by soul guidance, not by the compulsions of desires and habits. Obeying the ego leads to bondage; obeying…

— Paramahansa Yogananda

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

Freedom only exists when love is present. That is the true experience of freedom: having the most important thing in the world without owning…

— Anonymous

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

— Epictetus

Freedom isn't about having permission to do whatever we want... it's about having the courage to do whatever fills our life with meaning.

— Bill Crawford

Freedom is within oneself. But to get beyond the thoughts and desires requires power.

— Frederick Lenz

“There are no choices without personal freedom…We say that one cannot be human without freedom…Your freedom is the freedom from, no one tells your…

— David Foster Wallace

Freedom is indivisible. As soon as one starts to restrict it, one enters upon a decline on which it is difficult to stop.

— Ludwig von Mises

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 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