Lamar Alexander Quotes

The essence of freedom is that each of us shares in the shaping of his own destiny.

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

Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from.

The free way of life proposes ends, but it does not prescribe means.

I am a rank individualist.

Isn't allowing people a choice what America is all about?

The more decisions that you are forced to make alone, the more you are aware of your freedom to choose.

America is the most individualist, libertarian culture in the world.

To know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

When one has genuinely chosen a course for oneself it cannot be possible to hold another responsible for it.

I had fought for my independence and fought for my freedom to do as I chose.

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

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

I was intelligent enough to make up my own mind. I not only had freedom of choice, I had freedom of expression.

You don't have to buy from anyone. You don't have to work at any particular job. You don't have to participate in any given relationship. You can choose.

Every man gotta right to decide his own destiny.

When you grow up your mother says, 'Wear rubbers or you'll catch cold.' When you become an adult you discover that you have the right not to wear rubbers and to see if you catch cold or not. It's something like that.

Whether or not we establish freedom rests with ourselves.

Whoever will be free must make himself free. Freedom is no fairy gift to fall into a man's lap. What is freedom? To have the will to be responsible for one's self.

I'm a very individualistic person. That is why I don't belong to any political party or anything. I really believe in justice and freedom.

I never concerned myself with other people's decisions.

The ability to have a choice in what you do is a privilege.

Freedom is control in your own life.

You have to make your own decisions. That's what the freedom in America is all about.

I enjoy making the decisions.