Mighty little force is needed to control a man whose mind has been hoodwinked; contrariwise, no amount of force can control a free man, a man whose mind is free. No, not the rack, not fission bombs, not anything - you can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him.
Political freedom cannot exist without economic freedom; a free mind and a free market are corollaries.
And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual. This is what I am and what I am about.
Loyalty to petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul in this world--and never will.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910
A free mind and a free market are corollaries.
Happiness blooms naturally in the hearts of those who are inwardly free. It flows spontaneously, like a mountain spring after April showers, in minds that are contented with simple living.
I'll do as I please. My mind is not to be imprisoned.
If you're free of mechanical thoughts and free of knowing that your body and bat are going to be in the right position at the right time, you can freely focus on the ball. It's a great feeling.
Every mind deserves to be free. When the mind is free, that's the end of suffering.
Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.
Now man must learn to live without ideologies religious, political or otherwise. When the mind is not tethered to any ideology, it is free to move to new understandings. And in that freedom flowers all that is good and all that is beautiful.
The perfect world is created when the mind is free to see it.
The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.
When the # mind is strong and the # heart is pure, you are free
Once you free your mind about a concept of music and harmony being correct, you can do whatever you want.
Advocacy and belief go hand in hand. For there can be no true freedom of mind if thoughts are secure only when they are pent up.
True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline.
Es binden Sklavenfesseln nur die H a« nde, Der Sinn, er macht den Freien und den Knecht. The chains of slavery can only bind the hands. The mind makes us either free or enslaved.
That mind which understands itself is the mind of a free man.
The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race.
It takes the same effort to think small than to think big. But to think big frees you from the insignificant details.
Education must be aimed at creating a wider imagination in the child, not at suppressing. The child's mind must be set free.
Dreaming is the most powerful thing because no one can take it from you.
No matter where the body is, the mind is free to go elsewhere.
Every New Year's Eve, I have a pact to do something I never thought I'd do. So I created this list. You have to free your mind to do things you wouldn't think of doing. Don't ever say no.