Philip Pullman Quotes

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.

I do have the freedom to choose what I want to do and I'll continue to do that.

I'm not sure if it's good to have freedom or not. I'm really confused now.

I'm going to make decisions that I think are best for me and my family. So, when I make these decisions, of course I'm going to ask people for advice, but at the end of the day, Brandon Jennings makes the decisions. And I feel like the decisions that I've made so far have been successful.

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

I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose freewill.

If everyting's the same, then there aren't any choices! I want to wake up in the morning and decide things!" (Jonas) "It's the choosing that's imortant, isn't it?" The Giver asked him.

We all want the freedom to make our own decisions.

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

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.

If you choose to do something, then you shouldn't say it's a sacrifice, because nobody forced you to do it.

Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free.

Since no one but you can know what's best for you, government control can't make your life better.

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

You can wear whatever, be whatever, do whatever you want.

I pick and choose what I want to do at any given time, and what not to do, importantly. My agents, I won't hear about any offers or options.

When advice is freely given, the receiver is free to use it as he or she sees fit.

I don't want to be president, but I want to be free to decide whether or not I want to be president of this country.

Whatever I do, it's my business. It's not my job to parent America.

Everyone has to make their own decisions. I still believe in that. You just have to be able to accept the consequences without complaining.

I think people should be able to do what they want to do.

I just kind of feel like it's my choice to do what I want to do. And my agent, he's totally with it. He tells me, 'You can turn down any audition you don't want to.'

We're allowed as adults to create a life that we like. Kids don't have that freedom.

Control your own destiny or someone else will.

As you grow and mature, you will want and will earn more freedom to live your lives your way and to make your own choices. This you should do.