Jenny Mollen Quotes

Working against a restriction - for me - often produces greater things than getting rid of all boundaries.

For some reason, my whole life has been, 'You can't do this, you can't do that.'

I'm not allowed to be as liberal as I would like to be, you know? I'd do a lot more damage if I could!

Don't have rules, taboos, or limits.

You would be surprised at how many letters I get criticising me for straying outside the strict limitations of horticulture or even for expressing what is clearly an opinion.

It is shorter to state the things forbidden than the things permitted; precisely because most things are permitted and only a few things forbidden.

I'm all in favour of free expression provided it's kept rigidly under control.

The truth is I never think of any subject as taboo.

The important thing for me when I look at characters is to consider the kind of constraints placed upon them. Now, me personally, I don't like to have a lot of constraints placed upon me.

Especially in Britain, people want to limit you.

Its limitations are those of the physical universe: it won't let you play with some really wild ideas that aren't possible, but are fun to speculate about.

When I was on the radio, I used to be able to go a lot farther than I can now. You don't really remember until you're on the radio again, sometimes in your old radio station and sitting with the guys you used to work with and you go, 'Oh yeah, I can't say these things anymore. I'm handcuffed.'

Liberty has restraints but no frontiers.

A lot of great creativity comes from restrictions.

A kite needs to be tied down in order to fly. I learned how important restrictions can sometimes be in order to experience freedom.

With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything.

I've been a kind of a wildcatter. I've been able to say anything I wanted.

Sometimes what you mustn't do is just as just as important as what you must do.

Some things are impossible.

You might say I was a little bit more outspoken... I spoke my mind.

For me, restrictions are not always negative. Restrictions can push creativity. I like restrictions.

In the end, I think you really only get as far as you're allowed to get.

Liberty is the absence of constraints and impediments.

Liberty is the absence of impediments—barriers.

Rules should not be barriers; they should be guides.