“Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.”
Hannah Arendt (1906–1975) Jewish-American political theorist
Leonard Read Journals, October 24, 1951 https://history.fee.org/leonard-read-journal/1951/leonard-e-read-journal-october-1951/
“Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.”
Hannah Arendt (1906–1975) Jewish-American political theorist
“Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom.”
Oprah Winfrey (1954) American businesswoman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist
B.K.S. Iyengar (1918–2014) Indian yoga teacher and scholar
Source: Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom, p. 5
“He himself must be
the key, now, to the next door,
the next terrors of freedom and joy.”
Denise Levertov (1923–1997) Poet
St. Peter and the Angel
Oblique Prayers (1984)
“Innovation is the key to the future, but basic research is the key to future innovation.”
Jerome Isaac Friedman (1930) American physicist
"Will Innovation Flourish in the Future?," 2002
“I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.”
Bill Cosby (1937) American actor, comedian, author, producer, musician, activist
Originally from Herbert Bayard Swope (1882-1958); often attributed to Cosby, he actually cites this as a sound advice he once read elsewhere, in "Dr. Bill Cosby" in Ebony, Vol. 32, No. 8 (June 1977), p. 136
Misattributed
Ernest Debrah (1947–2016) Ghanian politician
On the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), in Will Ross, " Africans wary of Europe's trade offer http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7134407.stm", BBC (8 December, 2007).