Quotes About Expression

The dean of the American Film Institute has written that I'm one of the very few auteurs in America. I've had freedom for 40 years to create art that is totally personal and is what I believe in.

You believe in freedom of speech for communists because what they say is true. You do not believe in freedom of speech for fascists because what they say is a lie.

The Constitution was never meant to prevent people from praying, it's declared purpose was to protect their freedom to pray

The freedom to think out loud on certain topics, without fear of being hounded into hiding or killed, has already been lost.

Did not the artists of the great age of Japanese art change names many times during their careers? I like that; they wanted to safeguard their freedom.

To curtail free expression strikes twice at intellectual freedom, for whoever deprives another of the right to state unpopular views necessarily deprives others of the right to listen to those views.

The Internet is uncontrollable. And if the Internet is uncontrollable, freedom will win. It's as simple as that.

The First Amendment was designed to protect offensive speech, because nobody ever tries to ban the other kind.

True observation begins when devoid of set patterns; freedom of expression occurs when one is beyond system.

It seems that the right of freedom of speech that was enshrined in numerous constitutions is now under attack by religious institutions.

Freedom of expression is no longer a political nicety, but a precondition for economic competitiveness.

We need a free media, not just freedom of speech.

In the long, fierce struggle for freedom of opinion, the press, like the Church, counted its martyrs by thousands.

As an artist you actually do have to make a choice to be an outsider. If you're an outsider you have the freedom to say what people on the inside don't dare to say.

Well, since I produce and pay for my own albums, it is the ultimate freedom.

We should not have either a blunt knife or a freedom of speech which is ill-managed.

But I - and I just think it's very - one of the problems of defending the extraordinary principle of freedom of speech is that you have to defend freedom of speech for people like that too.

In many ways, my attachment to human freedom was completely compatible with my right to live freely as a homosexual.

With regard to freedom of expression there are basically two positions: you defend it vigorously for views you hate, or you reject it in favor of Stalinist/Fascist standards.

It is through beauty that we arrive at freedom.

Dance constitutes a true recapturing of... freedom and childish play.

There is a time and a place for creativity.

For what is liberty but the unhampered translation of will into act?

In fashion, there are so many gangs, if you identify too much with one, you get caught - I would lose my freedom.