I am confident that in the end freedom and democracy will prevail over terror and tyranny. We will win this war on terror - and when we do Americans, the British, Iraqis, and people around the world will be more secure.
— Doc Hastings
I have achieved an inner freedom.
— Dmitri Mendeleev
At Harman, we had to reinvent ourselves so that we can compete on a global playing field. We did it by instituting a culture where teams can take calculated risks. But to inspire such a shift in mindset requires meaningful rewards across the ranks and freedom to experiment and innovate. I like to think of it as our courage culture.
— Dinesh Paliwal
There's a lot of freedom to do anything you want in Mexico. It's just that that freedom belongs to a few. It's a huge country with a big contrast. There is this big inequality, so those like us that have the chance to do things, we know we are very lucky.
— Diego Luna
Everyone, regardless of the mode of expression, has a constitutionally protected right to free speech. But when it comes to freedom of the press, I believe we must define a journalist and the constitutional and statutory protections those journalists should receive.
— Dick Durbin
I used the aspects of being a woman to my advantage, but I worked for myself, not a big corporation, so I was lucky to have the freedom to behave however I liked.
— Diane von Furstenberg
The government continues to erode our freedom.
— Diane Black
The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
— Desmond Tutu
I think about freedom and the urgency around our imagination. If you can't imagine it, you can't fight for it.
— DeRay Mckesson
The fans, in their minds, they think once you signed a deal, you sold out. So, in staying independent, I keep my freedom, and I'm not selling out.
— Denzel Curry
We want to protect freedom of speech, but it is not unlimited freedom of speech. There has always been rules around defamation, slander and libel, and in Victoria, we have effective rules on racial and religious vilification.
— Denis Napthine
Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.
— Denis Diderot
They say that structure is freedom, and in a sense it is. When you're dealing with multiple constraints, you have to figure out what you can get out of that.
— Demetri Martin
What was the freedom to which the adult human being rose in the morning, if each act was held back or inspired by the overpowering ghost of a little child?
— Delmore Schwartz
The Election Assistance Commission represents a major, unprecedented commitment from the federal government to sustained freedom and vibrant democracy. I am humbled by the prospect of being one its charter members.
— DeForest Soaries
We need to defend principles like democracy, freedom of speech, gender equality, and the rule of law through exemplifying these on a global scale, not through the same cynical, isolationist policies which have eroded these so-called 'British' values across the rest of the world.
— Deeyah Khan
Independence is fun, especially when there's a beloved waiting in the wings, and freedom makes you a more interesting person. Having separate lives brings fresh air into a relationship.
— Deborah Moggach
Freedom is a unique concept that everyone interprets differently.
— Dmitry Medvedev
We have freedom of speech, and anybody's idea can't be a fact.
— Disha Patani
We are so grateful we are given the chance and the freedom to do what we want, what we want to create, what's on our mind, and that's honestly what we asked for in the beginning of our career.
— Dinah Jane
I had an idyllic childhood with the freedom to go and play.
— Dick Strawbridge
I think that freedom means freedom for everyone. As many of you know, one of my daughters is gay, and it is something we have lived with for a long time in our family. I think people ought to be free to enter into any kind of union they wish. Any kind of arrangement they wish.
— Dick Cheney
A sense of freedom is something that, happily, comes with age and life experience.
— Diane Keaton
In South Africa, we could not have achieved our freedom and just peace without the help of people around the world, who through the use of non-violent means, such as boycotts and divestment, encouraged their governments and other corporate actors to reverse decades-long support for the Apartheid regime.
The erosion of personal freedom and liberty as a result of federal policy and legislation is alarming.
— Derrick Grayson
I think about freedom as not only as the absence of oppression but also the presence of justice and joy.
Hamas is a terrorist organization dedicated to annihilating the Jewish state. It runs a theocratic totalitarian state in Gaza, with no individual liberty, and no freedom of speech or press.
— Dennis Prager
President Obama understands that, as a nation founded by those who fled religious persecution, freedom of religion is central to who we are as Americans. Our rights are not given to us by government, they are endowed by our Creator.
— Denis McDonough
Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
— Demosthenes
But I found that disappointing people is a good thing, because disapproval is freedom.
I respect and admire the Mormon faith. And I am eternally grateful that we live in a country where we have the freedom to worship as we choose.
— Delilah
Freedom of expression is essential for feminists and dissidents in the Muslim world.
I became an actor in that important drama with an inflexible resolution to persevere through the last scene, when we might be permitted and acknowledged to enjoy what we had so nobly declared we would possess, or lose with our lives - Freedom and Independence!
— Deborah Sampson
There's a lot of freedom for me living in L.A.
— Deana Carter
I want you to have this feeling too - it is my moral responsibility to help you achieve this inner freedom.
I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
— Diogenes
I like to play with the ball and have the freedom to move around.
— Dimitar Berbatov
What we have is two important values in conflict: freedom of speech and our desire for healthy campaigns in a healthy democracy. You can't have both.
— Dick Gephardt
Nina Simone is a musical genius and a rich and precious treasure who paid a heavy price for her artistic freedom.
— Dianne Reeves
Freedom has not always meant the same for everyone in this country.
— Diane Guerrero
Exclusion is never the way forward on our shared paths to freedom and justice.
What we know to be true is that comfort isn't always freedom. People confuse the two.
Everybody wants freedom. You don't want to be shackled, especially as an artist. Nobody wants to be shackled, at the end of the day.
I should like to be remembered as the man who raised a voice against... placing limitations on the freedom of the individual.
— Dennis Chavez
The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action.
Not caring more about what other people think than what you think. That's freedom.
— Demi Moore
Men must stop being jealous of their power and generously allow freedom and responsibility to others. The reward is harmonious families and society.
— Delphine de Girardin
When public access to voting is impaired or when public confidence in voting is diluted, democracy suffers and our freedom is less secure.
Freedom of speech is a human right and the foundation upon which democracy is built. Any restriction of freedom of speech is a restriction upon democracy.
Once you start cycling, the city opens up for you. No longer are you fighting it, hot and frustrated; no longer are you at the mercy of bus drivers, roadworks, decisions made by others and over which you have no control. Believe me, once you've tasted this freedom, you're hooked.