"I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do."

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Source : "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress" by Robert A. Heinlein, (Ch. 6), 1966.

Robert A. Heinlein

#Freedom Quotes #Matter Quotes #Break Quotes

“When people meet me, many times they're very surprised because they expect someone who is kind of wacky with seven piercings and very hip and cool and New York City, and I'm not.”
“Not only is it a great concept and a great idea -- helping people -- it's good pizza too!”
“I really don't feel any strong allegiance to any country.”
“Discover your uniqueness and learn to exploit it in the service of others, and you are guaranteed success, happiness, and prosperity.”

Source : Larry Winget (2007). “It's Called Work for a Reason!: Your Success is Your Own Damn Fault”, p.114, Penguin
“We have to not just open our eyes to what's going on in other places; we need to open our eyes to what's going on right in front of us.”
“I am at the moment writing a lengthy indictment against our century. When my brain begins to reel from my literary labors, I make an occasional cheese dip.”

Source : "A Confederacy of Dunces".
“I almost can't even put to words how happy I am that I got married.”
“What men call the shadow of the body is not the shadow of the body, but is the body of the soul.”

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