Bede Griffiths Quotes

For those men who, sooner or later, are lucky enough to break away from the pack, the most intoxicating moment comes when they cease being bodies in other men's command and find that they control their own time, when they learn their own voice and authority.

A human being is a deciding being.

A character is a completely fashioned will.

When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man.

I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law.

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

I think, in the end, we are all our own individual person.

Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control. Stop aspiring to be anyone other than your own best self: for that does fall within your control.

There is a great deal of self-will in the world, but very little genuine independence of character.

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

A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction.

I am a good, strong word giver; I am a jealous guard of my own secrets. Freedom is the rule; I am hungry for one good thing I can do.

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.

Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the process of choosing, you can take control of all aspects of your life. You can find the freedom that comes from being in charge of yourself.

Grown men do not need leaders.

I had a desire to prove to myself that I was actually in control - that I wasn't a puppet.

I don't like people telling me what to do. I'm very independent.

I can't imagine people telling me what to do - I just can't imagine it.

Freedom begins as we become conscious of it.

Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.

It's important for me to be free and know I'm acting for myself. I do things because I want to, and that's important. You want to be your own person.

Human freedom is not an illusion; it is an objective phenomenon, distinct from all other biological conditions and found in only one species - us.

Freedom, morality, and the human dignity of the individual consists precisely in this; that he does good not because he is forced to do so, but because he freely conceives it, wants it, and loves it.

I like characters that make choices and try to drive their own fate.