Friedrich August von Hayek Quotes

Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a tyrant has made our generation understand that to choose one's government is not necessarily to secure freedom.

Friedrich August von Hayek

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: economist
  • Nationality: austrian
  • Birth: May 8, 1899 - March 23, 1992

Topics

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Getting older is fine. There is nothing you can do to stop it so you might as well stay on the bus.

John Byrne

Getting OlderYouStopNothingBus

I grew up in the happiest home - my parents were really adventurous, and I was very lucky.

Maye Musk

HomeParentsLuckyAdventurousUp

Drawing must seek interest, not admiration. Because admiration wears quickly.

John Howe

DrawingSeekAdmirationInterest

I would like you to consider the difference in the time from 1963 to date. The FBI, at that time, was headed by Mr. Hoover who had been appointed Director continuously. He had, I would say, a good reputation.

John Sherman Cooper

GoodTimeReputationYouSayFBI

I was an only child. I needed an alternative to family life - to real life, you could almost say - and cartoons, pictures in a book, the animated movies, seemed to provide it.

John Updike

LifeFamilyChildBookYouPictures

I don't really pick my opponents.

Robbie Lawler

PickOpponentsReally

If you can play well in the studio, you can play well on stage.

Ritchie Blackmore

YouPlayStageWellStudio

My daughter told me, 'Daddy, if I don't make it, I don't want you to stop helping these other kids.' So that's where I've been able to go on. I tell people - and I really believe this - I didn't lose a daughter; I gained so many other kids.

Rod Carew

DaughterPeopleMeBelieveYouLose

At times, we were forced to go through a history of dependence, unable to determine our own destiny. But today, we are at the threshold of a new turning point.

Roh Moo-hyun

TodayHistoryDestinyGoNewOwn

The Brady family was what everyone wanted their family to be like.

Mike Lookinland

FamilyEveryoneLikeWantedBrady

I don't think I have discipline when it comes to anything.

Brian K. Vaughan

DisciplineThinkAnything

I did grow up in a small town. I grew up in a lot of different places. But I consider my home to be Cleveland.

Alice Ripley

HomeSmallGrowSmall TownPlaces

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