"Before being free, it is necessary to be just"

-- Alexander von Humboldt

#Being Free Quotes

“Gwen?" "Yes." "You know why we have to be together, don't you?" "..." "I'm your selkie.”

Source : Terri Farley (2010). “Seven Tears into the Sea”, p.194, Simon and Schuster
“All knowledge that is about human society, and not about the natural world, is historical knowledge, and therefore rests upon judgment and interpretation. This is not to say that facts or data are nonexistent, but that facts get their importance from what is made of them in interpretationâ€¦ for interpretations depend very much on who the interpreter is, who he or she is addressing, what his or her purpose is, at what historical moment the interpretation takes place.”
“I have to have music playing constantly. It creates the tone and mood for anything you are doing. I specifically love rock, and Jimi Hendrix is one of my favorite artists. My favorite song is 'Red House,' because it's heavy on the blues.”
“If I was going to act irresponsibly, the least I could do was be responsible for it.”

Source : Danny Wallace (2010). “Yes Man”, p.323, Simon and Schuster
“The best way to help Africans today is to help them to stand on their own feet. And the best way to do that is by helping create jobs.”
“I think one of life's great milestones is when a person can look back and be almost as thankful for the setbacks as for the victories.”
“Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think.”
“The dying swan, when years her temples pierce, In music-strains breathes out her life and verse, And, chanting her own dirge, tides on her wat'ry hearse.”

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