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Many people do not understand how disciplined you have to be to play jazz... And that is really the idea of democracy - freedom within the Constitution or discipline. You do not just get out there and do anything you want.

Jazz stands for freedom. It is supposed to be the voice of freedom: Get out there and improvise, and take chances, and do not be a perfectionist - leave that to the classical musicians.

I was 37 when my father died-and I no longer had any freedom of choice over what I would do with the rest of my life.

This enemy of peace in the world today is unlike any we have seen in the past, and our military is learning from, and building on, previous successes while carrying peace and freedom into the future.

I have just enough people paying attention that I have the freedom to be in charge. And I have a great record company - Nonesuch understands what I am about.

The United States is a giant island of freedom, achievement, wealth and prosperity in a world hostile to our values.

Maybe a part of me recognized how right the improvising spirit of jazz is. Not the sounds, but the freedom to work with musicians who work that way. It felt very natural to me, but I think there is a way to do it without it being a jazz record.

That happens every time I get behind a guitar, regardless of what I am saying, cause music is freedom and being free is the closest I have ever felt to being spiritual.

You have an absolute freedom in Mexican writing today in which you do not necessarily have to deal with the Mexican identity. You know why? Because we have an identity... We know who we are. We know what it means to be a Mexican.

For science must breathe the oxygen of freedom.

It is good that the first half of the speech emphasized freedom, because George W. Bush has been the global champion for freedom. As he said, if we do not fight tyranny it will not leave us alone in peace.

A culture without property, or in which creators can not get paid, is anarchy, not freedom.

The attitude is we live and let live. This is actually an amazing change in values in a rather short time and it is an example of freedom from religion.

I do not have anything to prove anymore. I do not have a record deal, no one has any expectations, I am in a position of freedom. I do not need anyone approval.

Working with David Cronenberg or Darren Aronofsky or even Steven Soderbergh is not really like a typical Hollywood movie. These are true artists, and have a certain amount of freedom when they work, and they are more like independent filmmakers making their way through big studios.

Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the process of choosing, you can take control of all aspects of your life. You can find the freedom that comes from being in charge of yourself.

I have always that there ought to be some kind of mandatory national service, not necessarily in the military but to show everybody that freedom is not free, that everybody has an obligation to the nation as a community.

It is not natural or inevitable that half the world goes hungry that the freedom of markets trumps protection of the planet or that citizens rights come second to those of corporations.

In times such as these, people should recognize that evil knows no borders, knows no limits and knows no compassion. Those around the globe that value freedom must continue to persevere even in the darkest of times.

To her audience, Janis Joplin has remained a symbol, artifact and reminder of late Sixties youth culture. Her popularity never derived from her musical ability, but from her capacity to link her fantasies of freedom and immortality with ours.