Man Ray Quotes

I believe everybody got the right to live their own life the way they want to.

Society demands conformity at the expense of individual liberty. Let us be for once a non conformist to be fully alive.

For what is liberty but the unhampered translation of will into act?

I think I have a right to live my life the way I like.

Those who fear that we are losing our individualism couldn't be more wrong: Americans have never been more free to create and recreate themselves.

I love the freedom to do whatever I want with style and not be put into a box.

I must be allowed to be as I am.

I should like to be remembered as the man who raised a voice against... placing limitations on the freedom of the individual.

The idea that you can live off the grid and just do your own thing is a very American idea - that you should be able to do your own thing, if you want to, if you're willing to pay the price for it. I think the price has gotten higher and higher.

I am not in this world to live up to other people's expectations, nor do I feel that the world must live up to mine.

I wouldn't want to even try to begin to describe our customer, as I think she likes a certain amount of anonymity. I try to offer clothes that allow that. I myself do not like being defined so readily, so I imagine that she is similar?

I'm going to try to not let anyone put me in a box, and that certainly applies to the things I do outside of acting.

I have a natural right to do whatever I want with my body... as long as it doesn't affect anybody else or any other property.

I appreciate individualism.

It's quite comforting to me as an individualist that we're not very close to being clones of one other.

I love people that willfully defy what you're supposed to be and create their own definition of their selves.

I always strive for freedom: freedom of thought and expression.

I think people should be able to do what they want to do.

You are free to choose what you want to make of your life. It's called free agency or free will, and it's your birthright.

I'm totally committed to the cause of individuality. That's the only thing I stand by: independence.

It's the level that allows us each to live our own chosen lives. But I notice not everyone agrees with the primary importance of that level, and I try to account for how they don't.

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.

All I'm for is the liberty of the individual.

I got into figure skating for the art of it, as well as the sport, and how much I love it. And, you know, I do everything that I want. I march to my own drummer. Sometimes people have an issue with that, and I can't control it.

Free societies allow for the reinvention of self and the evolution of faith.