Famous Quotes

"My father described this tall lady who stands in the middle of the New York harbor, holding high a torch to welcome people seeking freedom in America. I instantly fell in love."

Yakov Smirnoff on Freedom

More quotes about Freedom

• "Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged."

  Ronald Reagan on Freedom

• "For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."

  Nelson Mandela on Freedom

• "If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom."

  Dwight D. Eisenhower on Freedom

• "I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do."

  Robert A. Heinlein on Freedom

• "Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err."

  Mahatma Gandhi on Freedom

More quotes by Yakov Smirnoff

• "We have been learning since we were children how to make money, buy things, build things. The whole education system is set up to teach us how to think, not to feel."

• "I believe that love and laughter can only happen when one person takes the time to think about what would cause the other person to feel good."

• "We have been learning since we were children how to make money, buy things, build things. The whole education system is set up to teach us how to think, not to feel."

• "If love is the treasure, laughter is the key."

• "We may have forgotten how to feel. Nobody is teaching us how to live happily ever after, as we've heard in fairy tales."