“Freedom of will is the ability to do gladly that which I must do.”

“barfly n. You have the ability to talk to anyone which is an ability I do not share.”

“We want our children to become who they are--- and a developed person is, above all, free. But freedom as we define it doesn't mean doing what you want. Freedom means the ability to make choices that are good for you. It is the power to choose to become what you are capable of becoming, to develop your unique potential by making choices that turn possibility into reality. It is the ability to make choices that actualize you. As often as not, maybe more often than not, this kind of freedom means doing what you do not want, doing what is uncomfortable or tiring or boring or annoying.”

“A freedom which is interested only in denying freedom must be denied. And it is not true that the recognition of the freedom of others limits my own freedom: to be free is not to have the power to do anything you like; it is to be able to surpass the given toward an open future; the existence of others as a freedom defines my situation and is even the condition of my own freedom. I am oppressed if I am thrown into prison, but not if I am kept from throwing my neighbor into prison.”

“Do you smoke?Well, yes, I must admit I smoke.I'm glad to hear of it. A man should always have an occupation of some kind.”

“That which we persist on doing becomes easier, not that the nature of the task has changed , but our ability to do has increased.”