The first law of nature is self-preservation. Cut off that which may harm you. But if it is worth preserving, and is meaningful, nourish it and have no regrets. Ultimately, this is true living and love of self...from within. ― T.F. Hodge

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I'll tell you how I'd like to be remembered: As a black man who won the heavyweight title - Who has humorous and who never looked down on those who looked up to him - A man who stood for freedom, justice and equality - And I wouldn't even mind if folks forgot how pretty I was.

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Freedom, by definition, is people realizing that they are their own leaders. — Diane Nash

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A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.

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One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again. — Abraham Maslow

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It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong.

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Freedom is a very dangerous thing. We ration it very closely. ― Mike Tyson

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Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty. ― Frank Herbert

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If we are not apt to steer our life and engineer our individuality, we become preys of the pecking order or panting cardboard characters turning into walking dead. ("Terra incognita" ) ― Erik Pevernagie

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Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes. ― Mahatma Gandhi

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