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...free will does not mean one will, but many wills conflicting in one man. Freedom cannot be conceived simply.


Flannery O'Connor

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FRANCES MAYES Der Mensch kann tun was er will; er kann aber nicht wollen was er will.

Man can do...
ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER Man does not simply exist but always decides what his existence will be, what he will become the nex...
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FLOYD SKLOOT Freedom of mind is the real freedom.
A person whose mind is not free though he may not be in c...
B.R. AMBEDKAR It is clear that he does not pray, who, far from uplifting himself to God, requires that God shall l...
THOMAS AQUINAS Our most famous writers are Faulkner and Eudora Welty and Flannery O'Connor. It would make sense...
ROBERT MORGAN the average man does not want to be free. he simply wants to be safe.
H.L. MENCKEN Jane Heard.
ONE A man is either free or he is not. There cannot be any apprenticeship for freedom.
AMIRI BARAKA A man is either free or he is not. There cannot be any apprenticeship for freedom.
IMAMU AMIRI BARAKA A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one friend.
HENRY DAVID THOREAU But that does not mean the answer will be yes in the end.
JAN LANTZ Free will is not the liberty to do whatever one likes, but the power of doing whatever one sees ough...
SOURCE UNKNOWN Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is alway...
HANNAH ARENDT What do we mean by setting a man free? You cannot free a man who dwells in a desert and is an unfeel...
ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY In a society where the rights and potential of women are constrained, no man can be truly free. He m...
MARY ROBINSON One man's blasphemy doesn't override other people's free-speech rights, their freedom to...
DAN SAVAGE Feast of Thomas Aquinas, Priest, Teacher of the Faith, 1274 It is clear that he does not pray, wh...
THOMAS AQUINAS Flannery O'Connor was a revelation for me. When I read her, I was very young, and I didn't u...
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M.R. MERRICK A just man is not one who does no ill, but he, who with the power, has not the will
PHILEMON Man is not fully conditioned and determined but rather determines himself whether he gives in to con...
VIKTOR E. FRANKL A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; if he does not love solitude, he will not love fre...
ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER The one, who does not have the ‘poison’ of insistence, will become free from all entanglements (...
DADA BHAGWAN Victorious living does not mean freedom from temptation, nor does it mean freedom from mistakes.
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WALTER LIPPMAN A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love...
ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER A man can be himself only so long as he is alone, and if he does not love solitude, he will not love...
ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER The issue will not be solved in a week. They will not find an agreement at the G8. But this does not...
ANTONIO MARTINO Just the way one cannot determine who one's siblings will be,one also cannot determine when love wil...
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE One cannot insult a religion whatever it is. To defend the dignity of one's religion does not mean o...
FOUAD ALAOUI A conversion is incomplete if it does not leave one integrated into the Church. By this we do not me...
WILLIAM BARCLAY The man who trades freedom for security does not deserve nor will he ever receive either.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Victorious living does not mean freedom from temptation, nor does it mean freedom from mistakes. We ...
E. STANLEY JONES If a man's free will to adopt ideas and values is inalienable, his freedom of action - his freed...
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CHINESE PROVERBS No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself. No man is free who cannot command himself...
PYTHAGORAS I should like to know if, taking this old Declaration of Independence, which declares that all men a...
ABRAHAM LINCOLN For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and en...
NELSON MANDELA What is the point of having free will if one cannot occasionally spit in the eye of destiny?
JIM BUTCHER Just because you believe something was true in the past does not mean it will be true in the future.
JEFFREY FRY Keep in mind, just because you don’t know the answer doesn’t mean that one does not exist. You s...
JOEL OSTEEN It's one thing to affirm that God is free to do as God wills in this world. The real crunch comes in...
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DAN PICKERING If a man carries his horse out of a slave State into a free one, be does not lose his property inter...
BENJAMIN F. WADE No man, woman or country is above God~ To question God's wisdom in giving the individual free will, ...
BJ MORIN Any time you beg another man to set you free, you will never be free. Freedom is something that you ...
MALCOLM X Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious...
RAMAKRISHNA Commemoration of Margery Kempe, Mystic, after 1433 One can say: "I will, but my body does not ob...
ST. AUGUSTINE Woman must have her freedom, the fundamental freedom of choosing whether or not she will be a mother...
MARGARET SANGER One man cannot practice many arts with success.
PLATO What does one woman see in another than a man cannot see? Tenderness
SYLVIA PLATH What does one woman see in another than a man cannot see? Tenderness
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STEVEN BIKO You will not make a man wiser by taking freedom of action from him. A man can only learn when he is ...
AUBERON HERBERT One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.
NELSON MANDELA We should not forget, no matter how we quantify it: 'Freedom is not free.' It is a painful l...
PAUL GILLMOR Just because bar codes are used extensively in distribution centers does not mean RFID will be. Busi...
JEFF WOODS Sir, a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will not find his way thither the sooner in a g...
SAMUEL JOHNSON The fact that we lost one match does not mean we have to change everything. We must carry on. Result...
GREGORY COUPET I have never thought, for my part, that man's freedom consists in his being able to do whatever he w...
JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU There will be a winner. There will a president-elect. But there will not be a defeated people. Tomor...
HENRIQUE CAPRILES RADONSKI A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this government cannot endure, permanently h...
ABRAHAM LINCOLN Money bought freedom; without it one could never be free.
JACQUELINE SUSANN A free man does not do what must be done, but what should be done.
ERALDO BANOVAC One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.
KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.
KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.
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LEO TOLSTOY You weren’t born princess, Finnie Drakkar, but that does not mean you’re not one.
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FATHOM Just because an apple falls one hundred times out of a hundred does not mean it will fall on the hun...
DEREK LANDY Whoever will be free must make himself free. Freedom is no fairy gift to fall into a man's lap. What...
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MITCH DANIELS If we are not free, no one will respect us.
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM If we are not free, no one will respect us.
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CARROLL O'CONNOR Half the pictures directed by men of reputation fail.
CARROLL O'CONNOR Both my brothers became physicians and I, of course, wandered into a business where the undiscipline...
CARROLL O'CONNOR All in the Family was intellectual; it was art.
CARROLL O'CONNOR Vulgar and obscene, the papers run rumors daily about people in show business, tales of wicked ways ...
CARROLL O'CONNOR It was a lack of system that made the '30s Depression as inevitable as all others previously suf...
CARROLL O'CONNOR In a capitalist society, persons who create capital, like Michael Eisner, are given the staggering r...
CARROLL O'CONNOR I'm too diplomatic. I tend to edit my mind before I speak - it can be incredibly draining.
ERIN O'CONNOR I have two curiosity cabinets at home filled with finds from jumble sales, markets and my travels. M...
ERIN O'CONNOR I am rubbish at the gym. I prefer to exercise by moving around - it doesn't matter whether I am ...
ERIN O'CONNOR It's not about hiding your imperfections on a shoot; it's about embracing them and being una...
ERIN O'CONNOR I am selective. If I do splash out, it's an investment, and I wear things for years.
ERIN O'CONNOR I want to show that we all have the right to be ourselves, and I certainly don't want to freeze ...
ERIN O'CONNOR When I was 13 or 14, my parents had a bit of a windfall so bought a lovely new kitchen, but I burnt ...
ERIN O'CONNOR I'm utterly androgynous, and I truly love it. It's been part of my identity for so long. I&#...
ERIN O'CONNOR I've enjoyed many camping holidays with my sister and her children, but we're pretty posh ca...
ERIN O'CONNOR Caution is the key to safe cycling. I'm aware that cars are bigger than me, but I feel quite saf...
ERIN O'CONNOR I'm like a tourist when I'm in London.
ERIN O'CONNOR In my work, I'm called to a job at the drop of a hat, so I like a sense of order to my holidays,...
ERIN O'CONNOR Cycling is a great way to learn about your city. I love being outdoors, especially in good weather, ...
ERIN O'CONNOR A girl must have an indefinable magic, real character, a strong sense of self. Her role is to respon...
ERIN O'CONNOR I lead a very busy life and don't have a lot of time, so my skincare needs to be easy and portab...
ERIN O'CONNOR It makes me cross when I hear people say, 'It's so last season.' I always say, 'It&#...
ERIN O'CONNOR I've been on both sides: the victim and the villain. I was the victimised model, and everything ...
ERIN O'CONNOR Winter is my favourite season.
ERIN O'CONNOR My style has been nurtured over time. It's more about knowing what doesn't suit you. I love ...
ERIN O'CONNOR My perfect bag would be practical but also have the stylish element to it; it would be bold and colo...
ERIN O'CONNOR Life is full of surprises but you are exactly where you are supposed to be. Start there.
JULIEANNE O'CONNOR Life's unpredictable path and length, should be enough to make you want to take a chance.
JULIEANNE O'CONNOR Do the best you can in every task, no matter how unimportant it may seem at the time. No one learns ...
SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR Those who would renegotiate the boundaries between church and state must therefore answer a difficul...
SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR What if one thing resonates with everybody, but it's not the same for anybody?
MARK ALLEN O'CONNOR Breaking, in modern psychology, 'learned helplessness.' This is where you crush an animal's desire t...
REBECCA K. O'CONNOR