Jeff Cooper Quotes

I've always been very liberal when it comes to people thinking for themselves.

I think people should do whatever they want to do. That's the point. Why should you care what other people think or say? You're not living in their pocket.

Children who know how to think for themselves spoil the harmony of the collective society…

Every man is by … natural right, the master of his own thoughts

Forbid a man to think for himself or to act for himself and you may add the joy of piracy and the zest of smuggling to his life.

I have an independent streak. You know, it's kind of hard to tell a independent woman what to do.

People tell you the world looks a certain way. Parents tell you how to think. Schools tell you how to think. TV. Religion. And then at a certain point, if you're lucky, you realize you can make up your own mind. Nobody sets the rules but you. You can design your own life.

I believe, basically, that individual freedom is very important.

Since no one but you can know what's best for you, government control can't make your life better.

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.

The essence of an individual’s freedom is the opportunity to deviate from traditional ways of thinking and of doing things.

The isolation of every human soul and the necessity of self-dependence must give each individual the right, to choose his own surroundings.

I didn't follow anybody's advice, really.

I'm an independent.

Everyone has to run their own race and make their own decisions.

I have a free voice. I have a free mind. I have freedom of expression.

I chose my own path because that was the only way.

I believe in individual freedom and right to decide how and with whom I will live my life.

First, recognize that you are not a sheep who will be satisfied with only a few nibbles of dry grass or with following the herd as they wander aimlessly, bleating and whining, all of their days. Separate yourself now from the multitude of humanity so that you will be able to control your own destiny. Remember that what others think and say and do need never influence what you think and say and do.

If it's freedom you want, come to Texas. No one there tells you what to do and how you have to do it.

I shall have the liberty to think for myself.

No man is wise enough to be another man's master. Each man's as good as the next -- if not a damn sight better.

An individualist is a man who says: 'I will not run anyone's life - nor let anyone run mine. I will not rule or be ruled. I will not be a master nor a slave. I will not sacrifice myself to anyone - nor sacrifice anyone to myself.'

In true democracy every man and woman is taught to think for himself or herself.

I leave you free to be yourself: to think your thoughts, indulge your tastes, follow your inclinations, behave in ways that you decide are to your liking.