Chains Quote by Nelson Mandela

“To be free is to not merely cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of…

— Nelson Mandela

To be free means to be independent, not to be influenced by what others think and say.

— Albert Einstein

To be free is to have achieved your life.

— Tennessee Williams

To be free is to put justice, truth and service to others over and above our personal gain or our need for recognition, power,…

— Jean Vanier

Being free is being able to accept people for what they are, and not try to understand all they are or be what they…

— Maya Angelou

Often, to be free means the ability to deal with the realities of one's own situation so as not to be overcome by them.

— Howard Thurman

To be free comes not from changing or fixing this world, but from seeing this world as it is and opening the heart in…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

The desire to be a free person is very worthwhile. To be free means you are no longer the victim of fear, anger, craving,…

— Nhat Hanh

To be free means to choose, whose slave you want to be. ­

— Jeanne Moreau

The truth is that we are not yet free; we have merely achieved the freedom to be free, the right not to be oppressed.…

— Nelson Mandela

To be free is not to have the power to do anything you like; it is to be able to surpass the given toward…

— Simone de Beauvoir

To be 'free' only when things are pleasant is not real freedom.

— Gil Fronsdal