Quotes about Mental Freedom

Woman must have her freedom, the fundamental freedom of choosing whether or not she will be a mother and how many children she will have. Regardless of what man's attitude may be, that problem is hers - and before it can be his, it is hers alone. Votes: 4

Walking articulates both physical and mental freedom. Votes: 3

All religions are inconsistent with mental freedom. Shakespeare is my bible, Burns my hymn-book. Votes: 3

Spain and the United States share the same values of democracy, liberty and fundamental freedoms. Votes: 3

I've had a lot of 'aha' moments, but the big 'aha' about growing older is the mental freedom. Votes: 3

Give yourself the mental freedom to enjoy the process, because the process of writing is a long one. Votes: 3

Computer animation is one way to liberate people from their circumstantial gravity, and it is one way to give them mental freedom. Votes: 3

Every true Freethinker accords to each individual the right to mental freedom. Where this freedom leads is no concern of others so long as it encroaches not upon their rights. Votes: 3

Human rights commissions, as they are evolving, are an attack on our fundamental freedoms and the basic existence of a democratic society... It is in fact totalitarianism. I find this is very scary stuff. Votes: 3

There are some truths, however, that we should never forget: Superstition has always been the relentless enemy of science; faith has been a hater of demonstration; hypocrisy has been sincere only in its dread of truth, and all religions are inconsistent with mental freedom. Votes: 3

Freedom is a timeless value. The United Nations Charter calls for encouraging respect for fundamental freedoms. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights mentions freedom more than twenty times. All countries have committed to protecting individual freedoms on paper - but in practice, too many break their pledge. Votes: 3

The Charter of the United Nations expresses the noblest aspirations of man: abjuration of force in the settlement of disputes between states; the assurance of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion; the safeguarding of international peace and security. Votes: 3

For [Jane Austen and the readers of Pride and Prejudice], as for Mr. Darcy, [Elizabeth Bennett's] solitary walks express the independence that literally takes the heroine out of the social sphere of the houses and their inhabitants, into a larger, lonelier world where she is free to think: walking articulates both physical and mental freedom. Votes: 3

I am interested in anything about revolt, disorder, chaos-especially activity that seems to have no meaning. It seems to me to be the road toward freedom... Rather than starting inside, I start outside and reach the mental through the physical. Votes: 1

I think female solitude is a mental condition as well as a physical state. You can be married and a spinster. I think spinster is an identity every woman can claim, if she will... I feel like a lot of women, or a lot of feminists, joke about taking to the sea or living alone in a cottage as this kind of fun freedom. Votes: 1

Freedom and slavery are mental states. Votes: 0

Freedom from mental distraction equals power. Votes: 0

Ideal mental health, like freedom, exists for one person only if it exists for all people. Votes: 0

Our supreme duty is to advance toward freedom-physical, mental, and spiritual-and help others to do so. Votes: 0

The moment the slave resolves that he will no longer be a slave, his fetters fall. Freedom and slavery are mental states. Votes: 0

Mental slavery is mental death, and every man who has given up his intellectual freedom is the living coffin of his dead soul. Votes: 0

Once in a mental hospital, a person grows used to the the freedom that exists in the world of insanity and becomes addicted to it. Votes: 0

To know yourself as the Being underneath the thinker, the stillness underneath the mental noise, the love and joy underneath the pain, is freedom, salvation, enlightenment. Votes: 0

Freedom from mental distraction equals power. Body mind masters eventually come to the realization that this and every moment, on or off the field, is the moment of truth. Votes: 0