The fundamental defect of fathers, in our competitive society, is that they want their children to be a credit to them.
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A kid is something precious, and you want to protect it and keep it fun. I'm not a dad, but I've seen people and how they behave with their kids.
My dad had been shortstop when he was in college, and you know, when you're a kid, you want to be just like your dad.
I said, 'Ooh, Dad, I want the yellow ones.' He said, 'Where?' I said, 'Right there, Dad. I want the yellow ones.' Everybody goes, 'Those are green'. That's how I knew I was colorblind.
I want to stay healthy, keep fit, eat well, keep a low profile and be a good dad.
I want to give myself the freedom not to have to be projecting my whole life ahead.
I don't labor over my drawings. I want to get freedom in the line.
People want more and more leisure time, which means the freedom to do what they want to do, not what they have to do, and as we get richer and richer, more and more people will be able to afford that.
I want to be intentional about my freedom - in choosing it, honoring it, and protecting it. One of the best feelings I know is feeling truly free.
If they want to hang me, let them. And on the scaffold I will shout Freedom for the working class!
Rock n' roll to me is all about freedom of thought and to be whatever you want to be.
Freedom isn't to do what you want at somebody else's expense.
I want to have the freedom to do whatever I want.
The trickster's function is to break taboos, create mischief, stir things up. In the end, the trickster gives people what they really want, some sort of freedom.
To become self-aware, people must be allowed to hear a plurality of opinions and then make up their own minds. They must be allowed to say, write and publish whatever they want. Freedom of expression is the most basic, but fundamental, right. Without it, human beings are reduced to automatons.
The whole 'bad girl' thing allows me to mess up sometimes. And I have freedom to say more of what I want to.
For the rich, it's not about getting more stuff. It's about having the freedom to make almost any decision you want.
But if you can create an honorable livelihood, where you take your skills and use them and you earn a living from it, it gives you a sense of freedom and allows you to balance your life the way you want.