Men’s actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and who has not been the victim and slave of his action.

If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking… is freedom.

There is moderation even in excess.

I always knew from that moment, from the time I found myself at home in that little segregated library in the South, all the way up until I walked up the steps of the New York City library, I always felt, in any town, if I can get to a library, I’ll be OK. It really helped me as a child, and that never left me.

I grew up around lots of men – my father, my brothers, my uncles – so I wasn’t intimidated by them.

Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.

There’s a personality trait known as agreeableness. Agreeable people are compassionate and polite. And agreeable people get paid less than disagreeable people for the same job. Women are more agreeable than men.

Men and women may form associations for and among themselves and be governed by stipulations that are mutually acceptable.

I think it is the height of ignorance to believe that the sexual act is an independent function necessary like sleeping or eating. Seeing, therefore, that I did not desire more children, I began to strive after self-control. There was endless difficulty in the task.

Men are so simple and yield so readily to the desires of the moment that he who will trick will always find another who will suffer to be tricked.

I’m not a supermodel. That’s not what I do. What I do is music. I want my fans to feel the way I do, to know what they have to offer is just as important, more important, than what’s happening on the outside.

Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will.

I got my own back.

Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Injustice in the end produces independence.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.

We are not going to be satisfied by politicians saying ‚we support you‘ and then walking away. We won’t be satisfied until they meet our demands and act. That’s why simply taking a selfie or posting support on Twitter isn’t enough. That’s why we have to keep striking.

Risk is a part of God’s game, alike for men and nations.

A people free to choose will always choose peace.

The men and women of Afghanistan are building a nation that is free, and proud, and fighting terror – and America is honored to be their friend.

Between stimulus and response, there is a space where we choose our response.

No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish.

When the best leader’s work is done the people say, ‚We did it ourselves.‘

To sit back hoping that someday, some way, someone will make things right is to go on feeding the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last – but eat you he will.

Sometimes I lose my temper.

The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it… I can resist everything but temptation.

It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.

He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.

The best road to progress is freedom’s road.

He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.

We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom – and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Some books leave us free and some books make us free.

Women must pay for everything. They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, but, they also get more notoriety when they crash.

Beauty is not caused. It is.

For most of my life I let women do the driving and was happy to let them.

Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision.

All cruelty springs from weakness.

Everywhere that freedom stirs, let tyrants fear.

Is it not rather what we expect in men, that they should have numerous strands of experience lying side by side and never compare them with each other?

I just use fashion as an excuse to talk about politics. Because I’m a fashion designer, it gives me a voice, which is really good.

How can any man be weak who dares to be at all?

The separation of church and state is a source of strength, but the conscience of our nation does not call for separation between men of state and faith in the Supreme Being.

I wish I could say to all those people who consider themselves anarchists or radicals: Please join the nonviolent movement. This is how Gandhi freed India. If Gandhi freed India, we can certainly free the United States from our racism, misogyny, and bigotry.

All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me… You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.

Purposes, plans, and achievements of men may all disappear like yon cloud upon the mountain’s summit; but, like the mountain itself, the things which are of God shall stand fast for ever and ever.

One truth stands firm. All that happens in world history rests on something spiritual. If the spiritual is strong, it creates world history. If it is weak, it suffers world history.

All action takes place, so to speak, in a kind of twilight, which like a fog or moonlight, often tends to make things seem grotesque and larger than they really are.

Courage is grace under pressure.

If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.

Only you can control your future.

Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee.

The history of men’s opposition to women’s emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story of that emancipation itself.

Besides entertainment and action, I want to educate. You know, as a producer or director, we do have a responsibility to society.

The time is always right to do what is right.

I have a love interest in every one of my films: a gun.

Joy is prayer; joy is strength: joy is love; joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.

Men are convinced of your arguments, your sincerity, and the seriousness of your efforts only by your death.

Slave to no sect, who takes no private road, But looks through Nature up to Nature’s God.

Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.