Robert Kennedy Quotes

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty; it is a blessing that must be earned before it can be enjoyed.

We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than that only freedom can make security secure.

You will never have to marry for money. You will never have to depend on anyne but yourself.

I'd rather live precariously in my own office than comfortably in somebody else's.

If you have security, you can rebel; if you don't, you hold on to any scraps of it that you have.

I think the girl who is able to earn her own living and pay her own way should be as happy as anybody on earth. The sense of independence and security is very sweet.

I've always said to my men friends, If you really care for me, darling, you will give me territory. Give me land, give me land.

Knowledge is that possession that no misfortune can destroy, no authority can revoke, and no enemy can control. This makes knowledge the greatest of all freedoms.

Freedom was the desire of our people throughout centuries. Freedom enabled our people to be owners of their destiny.

There are days when I still want to be able to do what I want when I want, but there's also something wonderful about being secure.

One of the rewards of success is freedom, the ability to do whatever you like.

The fact is that you don't want to be away forever, but you want to lead a normal life.

I've always been an independent person, but that independence was in the setting of security.

Law can never make us as secure as we are when we do not need it.

With it we can create our own destiny. It’s a sovereignty issue. It’s our land, and we’ll do what we want with it.

We should be able to defend ourselves by ourselves.

Isolation doesn't bother me at all. It gives me a sense of security.

The one thing I wanted was independence. And I realised to have that independence, you needed financial independence.

Everything I've ever achieved, I've done on my terms.

The military was appealing because I could just get away and do my own thing. I could have a roof over my head, be fed, and with the little bit of money I got, I could start to build me own life as I wanted to.

Nobody can shut the door in your face if you own the door.

I'm comfortable in my own skin and surroundings. I don't think I get overshadowed by my husband or his personality.

I think anything you do on your own, so to speak, I think, is worth more than something that is maybe looked upon as gifted to you or handed to you.

I want to earn it, I don't want anything given to me.

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.