Christo Quotes

My only concern is to set men absolutely, unconditionally free.

A man is either free or he is not. There cannot be any apprenticeship for freedom.

It is not what France gave you but what it did not take from you that was important.

Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.

Freedom is relative.

I've returned to being an amateur without any ties or strings attached, which gives me a freedom I never had before.

Liberty consists in doing what one desires.

I'd much rather have the freedom, and the obligation to use it responsibly, than be put in a box.

There is a distinction between total control and enjoying total freedom.

Freedom is one thing. You have it all or you are not free.

A man who believes in freedom will do anything under the sun to acquire, or preserve his freedom.

You are either free or not free

Freedom from something is not freedom.

What is freedom? There is no such thing as absolute freedom!

I like freedom. I wake up in the morning and say, 'I don't know, should I have a popsicle or a donut?' You know, who knows?

Nothing is more precious than independence and liberty.

The audience wants control. They want freedom.

I don't think of myself as being tied.

Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.

My grandfather was a man, when he talked about freedom, his attitude was really interesting. His view was that you had obligations or you had responsibilities, and when you fulfilled those obligations or responsibilities, that then gave you the liberty to do other things.

Like bones to the human body, the axle to the wheel, the wing to the bird, and the air to the wing, so is liberty the essence of life. Whatever is done without it is imperfect.

I could do whatever I wanted, whether people liked it or not.

It's sort of what the Johnny and Devi stories are about, the idea of always being a slave to something.

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

Only our individual faith in freedom can keep us free.