Kenneth Grahame Quotes

We must know our own roles. We should also know the roles that others play, and the rules such roles follow. In this manner, social harmony is maintained. It is when we overstep our roles, or act without knowing them, that social anarchy ensues.

As a nation we have the right to decide our own affairs, to mould our own future. This does not pose any danger to anybody. Our nation is fully aware of the responsibility for its own fate in the complicated situation of the contemporary world.

As a child I was given the freedom to explore my passion for acting, but I also grew up in a home where there were a lot of rules. I didn't have 'yes' parents.

They are amazing kids so we let them make decisions but also have discipline.

The old people we respect most are the ones who will fight for their independence, who would sooner starve to death than ask for help. We in America have very little sense of interdependence.

I am not answerable to what happens with my personal life.

I love having my personal life. Hence why I didn't sell my wedding to a magazine.

It is a false belief to think you can own somebody, I'm out of that now. The man should understand he does not own the woman, and the woman should understand she does not own the man.

If you want to dig, if you want to pry, do it on your time, but I'm going to be a woman of dignity.

Children should have enough freedom to be themselves - once they've learned the rules.

The way I look at it, I'd rather make my own mistakes than have people make them for me.

I recommend limiting one's involvement in other people's lives to a pleasantly scant minimum.

The only power you have is the word no.

Liberty means responsibility. That's why most men dread it.

Men must know their limitations.

One thing I want you to understand is if I make a decision, it's my decision.

We don't want to be treated any differently, and we want to continue with our lives and our careers.

We are not naughty children, and the state is not our parent.

I don't work with people who ask me questions.

Grown men do not need leaders.

I want my personal life to be personal.

Relationships based on obligation lack dignity.

I have a private life in which I do not permit interference. It must be respected.

I'm not looking to stick my nose into an area where I'm not needed.

I've learned over the years that freedom is just the other side of discipline.