Autonomy Quotes

"To enjoy freedom, we have to control ourselves." "I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will" "Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another." "The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our own way." "Everybody else is working to change, persuade, tempt and control them. The best readers come to fiction to be free of all that noise." "Decentralization is not just a buzzword; it's a commitment to ensuring that no single entity has control" "The most contrarian thing of all is not to oppose the crowd but to think for yourself" "This is slavery, not to speak one's thought" "I must govern the clock, not be governed by it" "A human being is a deciding being" "Man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills" "Our destiny is not written for us, but by us." "Never do for a child what he is capable of doing for himself." "I am not a person to be pressured by anyone or any nation" "The essence of independence is to be able to do something for one’s self." "There is something infantile in the presumption that somebody else has a responsibility to give your life meaning and point" "I am not a bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will" "A slave is one who waits for someone to come and free him." "Freedom – to walk free and own no superior." "Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity"