45 quotes
Freedom is more often lost by false assumptions than by the power of one's enemies.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
Freedom is the opportunity to live your life as you want to live it.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
If an individual is required to give up his own happiness for society, of what value is society to him?
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
Taking risks is an inherent part of life; it's only dangerous when you act as though you're not taking a risk.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
Things will get better only when you make the changes that are necessary to make them better.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
When someone accuses you of being selfish, just remember that he's upset only because you aren't doing what he selfishly wants you to do.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
I've concentrated upon the things I control, and used that control to remove the restrictions and complications from my life.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
To be free, you have only to make the decision to be free. Freedom is waiting for you — anytime you're ready for it.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
Freedom from exploitation is perhaps the easiest freedom to get. All you have to do is to stop participating in any relationship — of any kind — that doesn't suit you.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
I've always found it hard to understand why so many people live so much for the future — especially when the present is such a lovely place.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
A free person has no one to blame. He has no boxes, no restrictions, no enemies to take the responsibility for his actions.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
Don't let uncertainty prevent you from enjoying what you have. But don't let overconfidence lead you to act upon what you don't have yet.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
A free man doesn't need groups, because he's in a position to take advantage of the numerous direct alternatives that require only his decision, not the changing of others.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
To be self-reliant is to recognize that no one else is as concerned about your future as you are and that no one knows as much about you as you do.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
To be honest, you must know yourself well. And that involves integrity — which is honesty's twin asset. Integrity is knowing yourself well enough to be able to mean what you say.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
If you earn whatever you want, you know that it's yours. Then life is an adventure. The uncertainty of the future is a challenge, not a source of dread.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
Life is to be lived, not sacrificed.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
You have so much control over your life, it would be a shame to throw it away. But you do just that if you hope to get what you want by invoking your rights or by trying to change others.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
Everything you want in life has a price connected to it. There's a price to pay if you want to make things better, a price to pay just of leaving thing as they are, a price for everything.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
An individual doesn't need to live in a free society in order to be free himself — and when he tries to change the world, he's in for a lot more trouble than he may have bargained for.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)