Sigmund Freud Quotes

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

I'd much rather have the freedom, and the obligation to use it responsibly, than be put in a box.

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

Only by taking responsibility for oneself, to the greatest extent possible, can one ever be free, and only a free person can make responsible choices - between right and wrong, saving and spending, giving or taking.

Independence doesn't mean you decide the way you want.

I think self-reliance and self-responsibility and self-accountability will help you as a parent, a teacher, as a citizen as a friend.

If we wish to free ourselves from enslavement, we must choose freedom and the responsibility this entails.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

What is nice about this sport is that I am responsible for most everything.

I needed to grow up and do things all adults do. It was time to stop having everything spoon fed to me. It was about being independent.

Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry is own weight, this is a frightening prospect.

Freedom and responsibility aren't interconnected things. They are the same thing.

Those who cannot think or take responsibility for themselves need, and clamor for, a leader.

You never want me in a position to have to think. That's bad.

For my life, I need to make my own choices.

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

Freedom comes with responsibility.

Being independent in my choices is important to me.

Children can become self-reliant and self-disciplined by being free to do what they want to do.