"I used to work all the time, and now if there is a wedding, there's a concert, I'm there."
-Petra Nemcova
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"I grew up under Communism so we could only learn Russian, and then when Communism fell in 1989 we could learn a few more things and have the freedom to travel and the freedom of speech - and the freedom of dreaming, really.“
-Petra Nemcova
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"I grew up under Communism so we could only learn Russian, and then when Communism fell in 1989 we could learn a few more things and have the freedom to travel and the freedom of speech - and the freedom of dreaming, really."
-Petra Nemcova
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"So, we have choice, and sometimes it seems very hard, but the best way to heal physically or emotionally is to keep positive."
-Petra Nemcova
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"We cannot stop natural disasters but we can arm ourselves with knowledge: so many lives wouldn't have to be lost if there was enough disaster preparedness."
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"I was so afraid to even read a paper in front of my classmates. It is very funny because at that point my teachers would never have believed that I could speak in front of an audience of over 2,000 people."
-Petra Nemcova
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"There are lots of things which I would love to tell him, but in some way, I also feel that I lost the person closest to me. And I got a second chance to live. So in a way I feel that I live for both of us... and I will do my best."
-Petra Nemcova
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"Men must stop being jealous of their power and generously allow freedom and responsibility to others. The reward is harmonious families and society."
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"Although we have, in theory, abolished human slavery, recognized women's rights, and stopped child labor, we continue to enslave other species who, if we simply pay attention, show quite clearly that they experience parental love, pain, and the desire for freedom, just as we do."
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"What is our freedom fight about? Is it about the liberation of children or just having sex with them?"
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"If I am outspoken of the dangers of intemperance to members of our armed forces, it is because we are all especially concerned for the welfare of those who are risking their lives in the cause of freedom."
-William Lyon Mackenzie King
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"We must guard against the overreaching hand of big government trying to take away our freedom. And we must always protect the environment in a manner consistent with our values."
-Steve Forbes
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"The main thing I believe in is freedom."
-Charles Evers
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