Jeanne Moreau Quotes

To some, freedom means the opportunity to do what they want to do; to most it means not to do what they do not want to do. It is perhaps true that those who can grow will feel free under any condition.

Freedom is the power to choose our own chains.

I´m not a wandering slave, I am a woman of choice

The freedom of Mankind does not lie in the fact that can do what we want, but that we do not have to do that which we do not want.

Whoever wants to be free, therefore, let him not want or avoid anything that is up to others. Otherwise he will necessarily be a slave.

Happiness is the freedom of choice. The freedom to choose where to live, what to do, what to buy, what to sell, from whom, to whom, when and how.

Freedom of choice can harm no one.

Everybody has their own free choice to do what they want.

It is far better for a man to go wrong in freedom than to go right in chains.

We want to be in control of our lives. Whether we are jungle fighters, craftsmen, company men, gamesmen, we want to be in control. And when the government erodes that control, we are not comfortable.

There is always a choice." "You mean I could choose certain death?" "A choice nevertheless, or perhaps an alternative. You see I believe in freedom. Not many people do, although they will of course protest otherwise. And no practical definition of freedom would be complete without the freedom to take the consequences. Indeed, it is the freedom upon which all the others are based.

It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.

Man usually thinks liberty is the power of doing what he likes to do. That is license.

I can do whatever I want.

Freedom means the capability to say yes when yes is needed, to say no when no is needed, and sometimes to keep quiet when nothing is needed - to be silent, not to say anything. When all these dimensions are available, there is freedom.

I believe that any man who takes the liberty of another into his keeping is bound to become a tyrant, and that any man who yields up his liberty, in however slight the measure, is bound to become a slave.

If, before undertaking some action, you must obtain the permission of society-you are not free, whether such permission is granted to you or not. Only a slave acts on permission. A permission is not a right.

I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.

There has never been a slave who did not choose to be a slave. Their choice may be between bondage and death, but the choice is always there.

We all want the freedom to make our own decisions.

I can die when I wish to: that is my elixir of life.

There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences.

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

Is any man free except the one who can pass his life as he pleases?

I think it is important to remind people of the extent of our free will.