"You are free to do what you..." - Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer
You are free to do what you want, but you are not free to want what you want.
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“Genuine contempt, on the other hand, is the unsullied conviction of the worthlessness of another.”
“Journalists are like dogs, when ever anything moves they begin to bark.”
“It is a clumsy experiment to make; for it involves the destruction of the very consciousness which puts the question and awaits the answer.”
More on Free Will
“The strongest knowledge (that of the total freedom of the human will) is nonetheless the poorest in successes: for it always has the strongest opponent, human vanity.”
“How did I get into the world? Why was I not asked about it and why was I not informed of the rules and regulations but just thrust into the ranks as if I had been bought by a peddling shanghaier of human beings? How did I get involved in this big enterprise called actuality? Why should I be involved? Isn't it a matter of choice? And if I am compelled to be involved, where is the manager—I have something to say about this. Is there no manager? To whom shall I make my complaint?”
“Where am I? Who am I? How did I come to be here? What is this thing called the world? How did I come into the world? Why was I not consulted? And If I am compelled to take part in it, where is the director? I want to see him.”
More on Freedom
“Oh! do not attack me with your watch. A watch is always too fast or too slow. I cannot be dictated to by a watch.”
“For without you, I swear, the town Has become like a prison to me. Distraction and the mountain And the desert, all I desire.”
“I'm not going to sit inside of a corporation for 20 years. The time is now. The time is now to express yourself. The time is now to believe in yourself.”