104 Best Freedom Quotes To Set You Free From The Cage At Last

Freedom

Freedom sounds like the breath of fresh air, the sun gently touching you after a long time or the feeling of having the whole world ahead of you for the taking. Freedom has a sweet taste to it.

It's no longer being imprisoned or subjected to something undesirable. Like the cliché bird being released from a cage, a woman finally being free of an abusive marriage, or a guy leaving a mentally draining job.

Freedom feels good and there's nothing as freeing as leaving the thing that was holding you down and being free to live your life at last! Freedom gives you back the power to speak, act, and think as you wish.

However, freedom is not always easy to attain. A good example is the colonial era that had more than 80% of the world colonized. It was not an easy period for the people of old to get their freedom back.

In the same line of colonialism, there have been many films and movies that cover a lot of what happened back then. A catchy line from one such film goes ‘Get ready mama, prepare for freedom. Freedom is coming tomorrow!'

This is a memorable line from the South African musical drama Sarafina. Although reassuring, it begs the question, is freedom that free? Does mama only need to prepare herself because freedom will come knocking on her door tomorrow?

The reality is that there's always a price to pay for freedom and most times it's hefty. Sometimes you can even attain the freedom you yearned for and still not know what to do with it.

Either way, there's nothing like freedom, even the freedom to make mistakes as you find your footing in life. Here is a collection of freedom quotes to encourage you and give you that freeing feeling!

Freedom Quotes

It's time. It's time to say farewell, my friend. You served me well. Yes, I know. I know I'm gonna miss you, too, old girl. Now go. Find other banthas. Make baby banthas. Go! You're free to roam the Dune Sea.

It’s time. It’s time to say farewell, my friend. You served me well. Yes, I know. I know I’m gonna miss you, too, old girl.

I'll do the maintenance myself. There's an advantage to people thinking you're dead. Now your debt is paid. Where would you like to be dropped?

I’ll do the maintenance myself. There’s an advantage to people thinking you’re dead. Now your debt is paid. Where would you like to be dropped?

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Quit that joy that makes you unhappy. Leave that relationship that’s draining you. Excommunicate all of those who don’t elevate you.

Quit that joy that makes you unhappy. Leave that relationship that’s draining you. Excommunicate all of those who don’t elevate you.

After dinner or lunch or whatever it was -- with my crazy 12-hour night I was no longer sure what was what -- I said, "Look, baby, I'm sorry, but don't you realize that this job is driving me crazy? Look, let's give it up. Let's just lay around and make love and take walks and talk a little. Let's go to the zoo. Let's look at animals. Let's drive down and look at the ocean. It's only 45 minutes. Let's play games in the arcades. Let's go to the races, the Art Museum, the boxing matches. Let's have friends. Let's laugh. This kind of life like everybody else's kind of life: it's killing us."

After dinner or lunch or whatever it was — with my crazy 12-hour night I was no longer sure what was what — I said, “Look, baby, I’m sorry, but don’t you realize that this job is driving me crazy? Look, let’s give it up. Let’s just lay around and make love and take walks and talk a little. Let’s go to the zoo. Let’s look at animals. Let’s drive down and look at the ocean. It’s only 45 minutes. Let’s play games in the arcades. Let’s go to the races, the Art Museum, the boxing matches. Let’s have friends. Let’s laugh. This kind of life like everybody else’s kind of life: it’s killing us.”

If fame belonged to me, I could not escape her; if she did not, the longest day would pass me on the chase, and the approbation of my dog would forsake me then. My barefoot rank is better.

If fame belonged to me, I could not escape her; if she did not, the longest day would pass me on the chase, and the approbation of my dog would forsake me then. My barefoot rank is better.

Stereotypies are demonstrated in many animals, including elephants, horses, polar bears, macaques & humans. Because stereotypic behavior is not seen in the wild, it is considered a strong indicator of poor psychological health in the caged organism. Thus, stereotypies are termed abnormal (or, rather, the captive environment is the true abnormality). Smaller cages can exacerbate stereotypies. To be captive, then, is to be rendered a trope of oneself.

Stereotypies are demonstrated in many animals, including elephants, horses, polar bears, macaques & humans. Because stereotypic behavior is not seen in the wild, it is considered a strong indicator of poor psychological health in the caged organism. Thus, stereotypies are termed abnormal (or, rather, the captive environment is the true abnormality). Smaller cages can exacerbate stereotypies. To be captive, then, is to be rendered a trope of oneself.

The one in whom no longer exist the craving and thirst that perpetuate becoming; how could you track that Awakened one, trackless, and of limitless range?

The one in whom no longer exist the craving and thirst that perpetuate becoming; how could you track that Awakened one, trackless, and of limitless range?

When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.

When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.

As a flame overthrown by the force of the wind goes to an end that cannot be classified, so the sage free from naming activity goes to an end that cannot be classified.

As a flame overthrown by the force of the wind goes to an end that cannot be classified, so the sage free from naming activity goes to an end that cannot be classified.

I don't really think much of any songs I put out like I know... I think they're good, that's why I'm putting them out. But like I don't ever try to expect anything, so even with 'Caroline' or 'Red Mercedes,' I just put them out and hope for the best and people kind of gravitate towards them and I guess that's pretty cool and that's a blessing.

I don’t really think much of any songs I put out like I know… I think they’re good, that’s why I’m putting them out. But like I don’t ever try to expect anything, so even with ‘Caroline’ or ‘Red Mercedes,’ I just put them out and hope for the best and people kind of gravitate towards them and I guess that’s pretty cool and that’s a blessing.

The best days are spent in Jeep. With friends, alone, on the trail, or just going to the park. The freedom of knowing that you can be anywhere, anytime, and just fade into your jeep world. This is what a Jeep offers.

The best days are spent in Jeep. With friends, alone, on the trail, or just going to the park. The freedom of knowing that you can be anywhere, anytime, and just fade into your jeep world. This is what a Jeep offers.

I am involved in a freedom ride protesting the loss of the minority rights belonging to the few remaining earthbound stars. All we demanded was our right to twinkle.

I am involved in a freedom ride protesting the loss of the minority rights belonging to the few remaining earthbound stars. All we demanded was our right to twinkle.

In the flush of love's light, we dare be brave. And suddenly we see that love costs all we are, and will ever be. Yet it is only love which sets us free.

In the flush of love’s light, we dare be brave. And suddenly we see that love costs all we are, and will ever be. Yet it is only love which sets us free.

Every woman that finally figured out her worth, has picked up her suitcases of pride and boarded a flight to freedom, which landed in the valley of change.

Every woman that finally figured out her worth, has picked up her suitcases of pride and boarded a flight to freedom, which landed in the valley of change.

I let it go. It’s like swimming against the current. It exhausts you. After a while, whoever you are, you just have to let go, and the river brings you home.

I let it go. It’s like swimming against the current. It exhausts you. After a while, whoever you are, you just have to let go,

The difference between giving up and knowing when it’s time to stop trying is when you begin to lose yourself, maybe it’s time to let go and realize that. Life goes on.

The difference between giving up and knowing when it’s time to stop trying is when you begin to lose yourself, maybe it’s time to let

the best part was pulling down the shades stuffing the doorbell with rags putting the phone in the refrigerator and going to bed for 3 or 4 days. and the next best part was nobody ever missed me.

the best part was
pulling down the
shades
stuffing the doorbell
with rags
putting the phone
in the
refrigerator
and going to bed
for 3 or 4
days.
and the next best
part
was
nobody ever
missed
me.

You've got to know when to let a woman go if you want to keep her, and if you don't want to keep her you let her go anyhow so it's always a process of letting go, one way or the other.

You’ve got to know when to let a woman go if you want to keep her, and if you don’t want to keep her you let her go anyhow so it’s always a process of letting go, one way or the other.

Brian: Do you realize what this is? Lykan HyperSport. $3.4 million, 0-60 in less than 3 seconds. There's seven of these in the world and this guy keeps it locked up in a vault. Dom: Nothing's sadder than locking a beast in a cage. Brian: And now I really wanna punch him in the face.

Brian: Do you realize what this is? Lykan HyperSport. $3.4 million, 0-60 in less than 3 seconds. There’s seven of these in the world and this guy keeps it locked up in a vault.
Dom: Nothing’s sadder than locking a beast in a cage.
Brian: And now I really wanna punch him in the face.

What — live with you? Leave the Dursleys? ... Of course I want to leave the Dursleys! Have you got a house? When can I move in?

What — live with you? Leave the Dursleys? … Of course I want to leave the Dursleys! Have you got a house? When can I move in?

When Master Kazuma showed Kyo fireworks, it wasn’t to prepare him for a future spent locked away in a cage. And when Yuki continues to fight, it’s not because he wants to return to the Sohma estate. I think they all have their own idea of what the future might bring, if only they had the freedom to strive for it – but they hold back. And if it’s the curse that’s restraining them, I want to break it. I’m probably in over my head – it’s easier to say you’ll protect someone and harder to do it. I have to try though. I have to do whatever I can because if it means seeing them set free, seeing them laugh and cry with their whole hearts, then I don’t care about being punished! I want to break the curse…

When Master Kazuma showed Kyo fireworks, it wasn’t to prepare him for a future spent locked away in a cage. And when Yuki continues to

Kyo Sohma: Hiro, what're you doin' out here? Hiro Sohma: Why? Do I need a permit or somethin'? Do I have to have a reason to be here? Maybe I'm just sittin' here 'cause I want to - or is that some kinda crime?

Kyo Sohma: Hiro, what’re you doin’ out here?
Hiro Sohma: Why? Do I need a permit or somethin’? Do I have to have a reason to

Why... Do you want to break the curse? The thing you can't give up... What is it? The thing that's most important to you... WHAT IS IT?

Why… Do you want to break the curse? The thing you can’t give up… What is it? The thing that’s most important to you… WHAT

But... But Kyo, he's still alive, and he's free. Living "outside". Except, I heard... that's going to change not long from now. That's what Akito said when we talked. After high school, Kyo will be locked away. Yuki and others will be going back to the Sohma estate. All the zodiac members will be reunited, for good. They're destined to be together forever. With Akito as the master of their hearts and souls. If all that's true, and the curse is binding them to the future Akito told me about... ...then I wanna find a way to stop it. I wanna break the curse. That's why I came here. If you know something, anything that might help set them free, I'm begging you to tell me.

But… But Kyo, he’s still alive, and he’s free. Living “outside”. Except, I heard… that’s going to change not long from now. That’s what Akito

No, it is. But they don't allow my grandfather to be buried there. He was laid to rest far away. I know how it sounds, but honestly, I think it's better this way. He has a kind of freedom in death that he never had in his life. He's finally able to be "outside".

No, it is. But they don’t allow my grandfather to be buried there. He was laid to rest far away. I know how it sounds,

Shawn Boswell: So, how did you end up over here, anyway? Han: Well, you know those old Westerns where the cowboys make a run for the border? This is my Mexico.

Shawn Boswell: So, how did you end up over here, anyway?
Han: Well, you know those old Westerns where the cowboys make a run for the border? This is my Mexico.

Shawn Boswell: The day I got my license is the day I got my first speeding ticket. Day after that I won my first race, I beat this rich kid by three lengths. I've gotta admit, it felt good! It felt like... Neela: Like everything else just disappears... Shawn Boswell: No past and no future... Neela: No problems. Just the moment...

Shawn Boswell: The day I got my license is the day I got my first speeding ticket. Day after that I won my first race, I beat this rich kid by three lengths. I’ve gotta admit, it felt good! It felt like…
Neela: Like everything else just disappears…
Shawn Boswell: No past and no future…
Neela: No problems. Just the moment…

Han: Look at all those people down there. They follow the rules, for what? They're letting fear lead them. Shawn Boswell: What happens if they don't? Han: Life's simple. You make choices and you don't look back.

Han: Look at all those people down there. They follow the rules, for what? They’re letting fear lead them.
Shawn Boswell: What happens if they don’t?
Han: Life’s simple. You make choices and you don’t look back.

Elena Neves: Run, before it's too late. Leave Rio. You can be free. Dom: Running ain't freedom. You should know that.

Elena Neves: Run, before it’s too late. Leave Rio. You can be free.
Dom: Running ain’t freedom. You should know that.

If you put someone at the top of your priority list and they put you at the bottom of theirs, maybe it’s time to get out your eraser.

If you put someone at the top of your priority list and they put you at the bottom of theirs, maybe it’s time to get out your eraser.

God will not only perform miracles, but He will also deliver people from bondage because no miracle is bigger than total deliverance.

God will not only perform miracles, but He will also deliver people from bondage because no miracle is bigger than total deliverance.

Each of us has a short ride on this earth and as long as we stay in our lane, and don't affect someone else's ride, we should be allowed to drive as we see fit.

Each of us has a short ride on this earth and as long as we stay in our lane, and don’t affect someone else’s ride, we should be allowed to drive as we see fit.

Our strength lies, not alone in our proving grounds and our stockpiles, but in our ideals, our goals, and their universal appeal to all men who are struggling to breathe free.

Our strength lies, not alone in our proving grounds and our stockpiles, but in our ideals, our goals, and their universal appeal to all men who are struggling to breathe free.

I guess what makes me feel better are the truly sane: the motorcycle cop in a clean uniform who gives me a ticket and then rides away on two wheels like a man who never had an itchy crotch.

I guess what makes me feel better are the truly sane: the motorcycle cop in a clean uniform who gives me a ticket and then rides away on two wheels like a man who never had an itchy crotch.

The bar was the best place to hide in. Time came under your control, time to wade in, time to do nothing in. No guru was needed, no god. Nothing expected but yourself and nothing lost to the unexpected.

The bar was the best place to hide in. Time came under your control, time to wade in, time to do nothing in. No guru was needed, no god. Nothing expected but yourself and nothing lost to the unexpected.

When I get out, I thought, I am going to wait a while and then I am going to come back to this place, I am going to look at it from the outside and know exactly what's going on in there, and I'm going to stare at those walls and I'm going to make up my mind never to get on the inside of them again.

When I get out, I thought, I am going to wait a while and then I am going to come back to this place, I am going to look at it from the outside and know exactly what’s going on in there, and I’m going to stare at those walls and I’m going to make up my mind never to get on the inside of them again.

They had temporarily escaped the factories, the warehouses, the slaughterhouses, the car washes — they’d be back in captivity the next day but now they were out — they were wild with freedom. They weren’t thinking about the slavery of poverty. Or the slavery of welfare and food stamps.

They had temporarily escaped the factories, the warehouses, the slaughterhouses, the car washes — they’d be back in captivity the next day but now they were out — they were wild with freedom. They weren’t thinking about the slavery of poverty. Or the slavery of welfare and food stamps.

it is good to be sitting some place in public at 2:30 in the afternoon without getting the flesh ripped from your bones.

it is good to be sitting some place
in public at 2:30 in the afternoon
without getting the flesh ripped from
your bones.

I’m giving up on love. Maybe this love thing is not for me. There are some parts of it that make me lose my head, and I’m not sure I’m ready to keep complaining.

I’m giving up on love. Maybe this love thing is not for me. There are some parts of it that make me lose my head, and I’m not sure I’m ready to keep complaining.

The goal of a wealthy life is to create the freedom that puts the power in your hands — the power to choose the life you want.

The goal of a wealthy life is to create the freedom that puts the power in your hands — the power to choose the life you want.

I live my life a quarter mile at a time. Nothing else matters: not the mortgage, not the store, not my team and all their bullshit. For those ten seconds or less, I'm free.

I live my life a quarter mile at a time. Nothing else matters: not the mortgage, not the store, not my team and all their bullshit. For those ten seconds or less, I’m free.

I only type every third night. I have no plan. My mind is a blank. I sit down. The typewriter gives me things I don't even know I'm working on. It's a free lunch. A free dinner. I don't know how long it is going to continue, but so far there is nothing easier than writing.

I only type every third night. I have no plan. My mind is a blank. I sit down. The typewriter gives me things I don’t even know I’m working on. It’s a free lunch. A free dinner. I don’t know how long it is going to continue, but so far there is nothing easier than writing.

It is from weakness that people reach for dictators and concentrated government power. Only the strong can be free. And only the productive can be strong.

It is from weakness that people reach for dictators and concentrated government power. Only the strong can be free. And only the productive can be strong.

Self-freedom is simply not letting your yesterday/past affect your today/tomorrow. And for that reason, avail yourself the freedom from anything that has been holding you back to embrace the future ahead of you. Listen up; you are where God wants you to be at this very moment. Besides, every experience of life is part of God's plans for your life. Although some experiences may be unfavorable sometimes, relax; the endjustifies the means.

Self-freedom is simply not letting your yesterday/past affect your today/tomorrow. And for that reason, avail yourself the freedom from anything that has been holding you back to embrace the future ahead of you. Listen up; you are where God wants you to be at this very moment. Besides, every experience of life is part of God’s plans for your life. Although some experiences may be unfavorable sometimes, relax; the endjustifies the means.

There is no situation like the open road, and seeing things completely afresh. I'm used to traveling. It's not a question of meeting or seeing new faces particularly, or hearing new stories, but of looking at life in a different way. It's the curtain coming up on another act.

There is no situation like the open road, and seeing things completely afresh. I’m used to traveling. It’s not a question of meeting or seeing new faces particularly, or hearing new stories, but of looking at life in a different way. It’s the curtain coming up on another act.

Just as all of you have finally been able to return to your natural forms, I too am returning to my true form. All of you are free. And this may come too late, but for everything…everything up to now…I’m…

Just as all of you have finally been able to return to your natural forms, I too am returning to my true form. All of you are free. And this may come too late, but for everything…everything up to now…I’m…

Food trucks give creative entrepreneurs the ability to cook with freedom and make what they love, meaning that they can create highly specialized meals without having the high overhead costs of running a restaurant.

Food trucks give creative entrepreneurs the ability to cook with freedom and make what they love, meaning that they can create highly specialized meals without having the high overhead costs of running a restaurant.

Insomnia never comes to a man who has to get up exactly at 6’ Clock. Insomnia troubles only those who can sleep any time.

Insomnia never comes to a man who has to get up exactly at 6’ Clock. Insomnia troubles only those who can sleep any time.

Even in darkness it is possible to create light and encourage compassion. That it is possible to feel free inside a prison. That even in exile, friendship exists and can become an anchor. That one instant before dying, man is still immortal.

Even in darkness it is possible to create light and encourage compassion. That it is possible to feel free inside a prison. That even in exile, friendship exists and can become an anchor. That one instant before dying, man is still immortal.

The third absolute right, inherent in every Englishman, is that of property: which consists in the free use, enjoyment, and disposal of all his acquisitions, without any control or diminution, save only by the laws of the land.

The third absolute right, inherent in every Englishman, is that of property: which consists in the free use, enjoyment, and disposal of all his acquisitions, without any control or diminution, save only by the laws of the land.

Englishmen rarely cry, except under the pressure of the acutest grief; whereas in some parts of the Continent the men shed tears much more readily and freely.

Englishmen rarely cry, except under the pressure of the acutest grief; whereas in some parts of the Continent the men shed tears much more readily and freely.

When you drive a Jeep, you’re not just driving a Jeep. Notice: you are a captain of a 4×4 doorless unicorn of freedom.

When you drive a Jeep, you’re not just driving a Jeep. Notice: you are a captain of a 4×4 doorless unicorn of freedom.

Much talking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune. The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, fly freely about.

Much talking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune. The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, fly freely about.

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