„Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation.“

— Viktor E. Frankl

Tags:

„The one thing you can’t take away from me is the way I choose to respond to what you do to me. The last of one’s freedoms is to choose one’s attitude in any given circumstance.“
— Viktor E. Frankl
„Other people can occupy your country, they can even put you in prison, but they cannot take away your true home and your freedom.“
— Thich Nhat Hanh
„No, you can't deny women their basic rights and pretend it's about your 'religious freedom'. If you don't like birth control, don't use it. Religious freedom doesn't mean you can force others to live by your own beliefs.“
— Barack Obama
„Thank you, Poland -- thank you for your courage. Thank you for reminding the world that no matter how brutal the crackdown, no matter how long the night, the yearning for liberty and dignity does not fade away. It will never go away. Thank you, Poland, for your iron will and for showing that, yes, ordinary citizens can grab the reins of history, and that freedom will prevail -- because, in the end, tanks and troops are no match for the force of our ideals.“
— Barack Obama
„Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.“
— Viktor E. Frankl
„When you've understood this scripture, throw it away. If you can't understand this scripture, throw it away. I insist on your freedom.“
— Jack Kerouac