Esther Dyson Quotes

Even more than feeling healthy, most people want to feel free and in control.

I enjoy making the decisions.

I want to go out on my terms.

Now I get to pick and choose exactly what I want to do.

People can dress you the way they want, they can do your makeup the way they want, but they can never take away your voice.

I don't like definitions, but if there is a definition of freedom, it would be when you have control over your reality to transform it, to change it, rather than having it imposed upon you. You can't really ask for more than.

I'm in a position that allows me to do what I want to do, and I do it.

I'm lucky to have the privilege of being able to choose what I want to do.

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself.

Mostly, I'm in the very enviable position that no one dictates what I do.

He did not care which direction the car was travelling, so long as he was in the driver’s seat.

Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible to enslave.

Now the power is in your hands!

I wanted to be in control of my own destiny.

I like being in control of my own destiny, really.

It makes it a lot easier when you can make your own decisions.

It feels good to create, and to actually have input, and your choices are your choices.

I've always been a guy that liked to stay in control of my own destiny.

There's nothing better than being your own boss, especially after when you play soccer, you're just controlled by so many different forces. So owning your own company and being your own bosses, it's so liberating and freeing and you get to finally make decisions for yourself, which I think is really powerful.

I like being in charge. I like being able to control my own destiny and ideas.

People have power to make a difference in their lives.

People don't need to be managed, they need to be unleashed.

If you are not free to say no, your yes is meaningless.

Choice is destiny's soul mate.

So our future is in our own hands. What greater free will do we need?