"A man may be a pessimistic determinist before lunch and an optimistic believer in the will’s freedom after it."
― Aldous Huxley
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Freedom
― Aldous Huxley
More From Aldous Huxley
- "One of the great attractions of patriotism – it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what’s more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous."
- "After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music."
- "There’s only one effectively redemptive sacrifice, the sacrifice of self-will to make room for the knowledge of God."
More In Freedom
- "A Harris poll I’ve seen says only 12 percent of the electorate names taxes as one of the most important issues facing the nation. Voters put tax cuts dead last, behind education, Social Security, health care, Medicare and poverty."― Lane Evans
- "I don’t see that many movies lately that are actually about something, that are trying to challenge something about the way that people interact."― Maggie Gyllenhaal
- "Many people don’t 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 don’t just get out there and do anything you want."― Dave Brubeck