I love to create, and to me, the ultimate freedom of expression is a blank canvas or a block of clay to capture whatever emotions your imagination gives it.

Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future.

I find only freedom in the realms of eccentricity.

The essence of mathematics lies in its freedom.

None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.

I believe in an India of pluralism and diversity, not of religious bigotry and caste politics. I believe in an India that is secure in itself and confident of its place in the world, an India that is a proud example of tolerance, freedom and hope for the downtrodden.

In a democracy, you need to have a strong judicial system. You need freedom of speech, you need art, and you need a free press.

You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.

Today, in every wave of every ocean, I see our children playing and dancing. Today, in every plant, tree, and mountain, I see our children growing in freedom.

A state that suppresses all freedom of speech, and which by imposing the most terrible punishments, treats each and every attempt at criticism, however morally justified, and every suggestion for improvement as plotting to high treason, is a state that breaks an unwritten law.

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility - I welcome it.

We have to go see Bill Gates and a lot of different people that really understand what's happening. We have to talk to them, maybe in certain areas, closing that Internet up in some way. Somebody will say, 'Oh, freedom of speech, freedom of speech.' These are foolish people. We have a lot of foolish people.

The worst enemy of life, freedom and the common decencies is total anarchy; their second worst enemy is total efficiency.

The freedom to criticize judges and other public officials is necessary to a vibrant democracy. The problem comes when healthy criticism is replaced with more destructive intimidation and sanctions.

Not caring more about what other people think than what you think. That's freedom.

Independence means we enjoy freedom. We are not colonised by people. And we can govern our own country and develop it independently so that our people can live a better life.

We all have the right of freedom of speech under the First Amendment. We all don't have to agree with one another on our opinions. Everyone in my circle, that I run around with, we all feel the same about God, country, integrity and character.

I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.

Human beings want to be free and however long they may agree to stay locked up, to stay oppressed, there will come a time when they say 'That's it.' Suddenly they find themselves doing something that they never would have thought they would be doing, simply because of the human instinct that makes them turn their face towards freedom.

Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.

So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.

The rainbow flag is a symbol of freedom and liberation that we made for ourselves.

I believe in freedom of speech, but I believe we should also have the right to comment on freedom of speech.

If I fall, I'll fall five feet four inches forward in the fight for freedom. I'm not backing off.

Education is freedom.

Religious tolerance is something we should all practice; however, there have been more persecution and atrocities committed in the name of religion and religious freedom than anything else.

If a strong government finds that it can, with impunity, destroy a weak people, then the hour has struck for that weak people to appeal to the League of Nations to give its judgment in all freedom. God and history will remember your judgment.

Pleasure and freedom from pain, are the only things desirable as ends.

None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but licence.

Communism everywhere has paid the price of rigidity and dogmatism. Freedom has the strength of compassion and flexibility. It has, above all, the strength of intellectual honesty.

We don't have an Official Secrets Act in the United States, as other countries do. Under the First Amendment, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and freedom of association are more important than protecting secrets.

We're losing our freedom of speech. We are losing freedom of religion. We are losing freedom of the press.

Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice... No one can prevent you from being aware of each step you take or each breath in and breath out.

The United Nations is designed to make possible lasting freedom and independence for all its members.

To me, punk rock is the freedom to create, freedom to be successful, freedom to not be successful, freedom to be who you are. It's freedom.

Your true traveller finds boredom rather agreeable than painful. It is the symbol of his liberty - his excessive freedom. He accepts his boredom, when it comes, not merely philosophically, but almost with pleasure.

Two things form the bedrock of any open society - freedom of expression and rule of law. If you don't have those things, you don't have a free country.

Freedom is... not to be bound by my wounds. And to be able to eat cake every day.

The basic social contract is that citizens agree to follow the law, pay their taxes, and devote their love and loyalty to their country, and in exchange, the nation commits to preserve and protect and serve their interests, safeguard their freedom, and return to them in kind their first allegiance and loyalty.

Here's a nation, one of the founding pillars was freedom of speech and freedom of expression. And yet, we have imposed upon people restrictions on what they can say, on what they can think. And the media is the largest proponent of this, crucifying people who say things really quite innocently.

Analysis does not set out to make pathological reactions impossible, but to give the patient's ego freedom to decide one way or another.

Human dignity is based upon freedom, and freedom upon human dignity. The one presupposes the other.

We have freedom of speech, but you got to watch what you say.

I want to have the freedom to do whatever I want.

Freedom means the right of people to assemble, organize, and debate openly.

Freedom of expression - in particular, freedom of the press - guarantees popular participation in the decisions and actions of government, and popular participation is the essence of our democracy.

I am trying to persuade my family to spend more time in China. It's no fun to be in exile. I can't even figure out the basic 26 letters, let alone operate, in English. I often feel that although I've found the sky of freedom above my head, I've lost the soil I stand on. I need to be back in my motherland, where I can find inspirations.

The freedom to criticize judges and other public officials is necessary to a vibrant democracy.

What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.

The political core of any movement for freedom in the society has to have the political imperative to protect free speech.