David Harsanyi Quotes
Progressivism is the belief that we have too much freedom with which to make too many stupid choices.
Quotes to Explore
-
Scandinavia was awash with Maoism in the '70s. Sweden had Maoist groups with a combined membership and periphery of several thousand members, but it was Norway where Maoism became a genuine popular force and hegemonic in the culture.
-
I just see religious freedom, as a category, as just being a black hole.
-
The South resented giving the Afro-American his freedom, the ballot box and the Civil Rights Law.
-
As wild as I was, when the cops show up, and suddenly you're being handcuffed, it's so deeply shocking and terrifying, the loss of freedom.
-
The childhood poverty of both my parents and their minimal education did much to influence me and my two younger brothers in our education and career choices. One brother became a dentist and the other, a professor of anthropology with a Ph.D. degree.
-
I believe that we must maintain pride in the knowledge that the actions we take, based on our own decisions and choices as individuals, link directly to the magnificent challenge of transforming human history.
-
I don't know how to speak to celebrities. Every time I talk to Alan Menken, I say something stupid and I have to apologize.
-
Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed.
-
Freedom is never given; it is won.
-
You can think what you like of Madonna - about her political choices and her PR - but you have to respect her courage not to let the critics stop her exploring her potential.
-
Capitalism offers you freedom, but far from giving people freedom, it enslaves them.
-
I have lost the freedom of not having an opinion.
-
I refuse to accept that the shackles of slavery can ever be stronger than the quest for freedom.
-
You don't have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent human being.
-
As a filmmaker, you have to stand in front of what you did and make choices that you could do with a clear conscience.
-
I had my freedom, and I had my comfortable life, but I couldn't accept the fact that the politicians were making it increasingly difficult for my kids and millions of others to achieve their dreams as I had achieved mine. So, in 2012, I ran for president.
-
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.
-
I don't really mind not being a part of a film - because if there is no part for me, I will never force myself upon a film. I feel like it's just a distraction. If it is not organically incorporated into the story, it just feels like a stupid appearance, like a sort of wink. I hate that.
-
I tell you I cannot bear it! I shall do something desperate if this life is not changed soon. It gets worse and worse, and I often feel as if I'd gladly sell my soul to Satan for a year of freedom.
-
I love making characters real and believable, through my own experience and choices.
-
The work that we do during the winter is very important; we have a new bike and it's important to develop it during this time, and we start with this test.
-
I love indie movies. I think that independent cinema is where it's at and where a lot of trends begin. It's where new filmmakers are breaking through.
-
They either overcompensate for the way they feel and are incredibly sycophantic or incredibly brusque in order to prove they don't think you're superior.
-
Progressivism is the belief that we have too much freedom with which to make too many stupid choices.
