Freedom Quotes

अगर आप चीन में रहकर कला साधना करते हैं, तो आपको इस बात का अहसास रहता है कि अपनी कला को ज़िंदा रखने के लिए आपको कुछ चीज़ों से समझौता करना पड़ेगा या उन्हें छोड़ना पड़ेगा। ज़्यादातर मामलों में, आपको पता होता है कि वे चीज़ें क्या हैं। मेरी पहली तीन फ़िल्मों को बनाने का परिणाम यह हुआ कि मैं उन्हें चीन में सिनेमाघरों में रिलीज़ नहीं कर पाया।

If you're an artist working in China, you become aware that there are things you have to give up in order to practice your art. For the most part, you know what they are. With my first three films, the consequences of making them was that I had to forgo the possibility of releasing them theatrically in China.

If you're an artist working in China, you become aware that there are things you have to give up in order to practice your art. For the most part, you know what they are. With my first three films, the consequences of making them was that I had to forgo the possibility of releasing them theatrically in China.

कुछ ऐसे देश हैं जहाँ सरकार सार्वजनिक संस्थानों को अपनी निजी बपौती मानती है, और अपनी मर्ज़ी से ही लोगों को उनमें प्रवेश देती है, ठीक वैसे ही जैसे कोई मकान मालिक अपनी मर्ज़ी से किसी को अपने घर में घुसने से मना कर देता है; वे एक तरह के प्रशासनिक पवित्र स्थल हैं जहाँ कोई आम इंसान नहीं घुस सकता। इसके विपरीत, संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका में इन संस्थानों को सबका माना जाता है। जेलें उन सभी लोगों के लिए खुली हैं जो उनका मुआयना करना चाहते हैं और हर आने-जाने वाला व्यक्ति अंदर की व्यवस्था चलाने वाले नियमों की जानकारी ले सकता है।

There are countries in which public establishments are considered by the government as its own personal affair, so that it admits persons to them only according to its pleasure, just as a proprietor refuses at his pleasure admission into his house; they are a sort of administrative sanctuaries, into which no profane person can penetrate. These establishments, on the contrary, in the United States, are considered as belonging to all. The prisons are open to everyone who chooses to inspect them ad every visiter may inform himself of the order which regulates the interior.

There are countries in which public establishments are considered by the government as its own personal affair, so that it admits persons to them only according to its pleasure, just as a proprietor refuses at his pleasure admission into his house; they are a sort of administrative sanctuaries, into which no profane person can penetrate. These establishments, on the contrary, in the United States, are considered as belonging to all. The prisons are open to everyone who chooses to inspect them ad every visiter may inform himself of the order which regulates the interior.

धर्म की परख सामान्य ज्ञान और तार्किक कसौटी पर होनी चाहिए, और इस पर उतनी ही खुलकर चर्चा होनी जितनी कि राजनीति, कला या मौसम पर होती है। हमें याद रखना चाहिए कि अमेरिकी संविधान का पहला संशोधन कांग्रेस को एक तरफ़ तो किसी राज्य धर्म को आधिकारिक दर्जा देने वाले कानून बनाने से रोकता है, और दूसरी तरफ़ अभिव्यक्ति की स्वतंत्रता को सीमित करने से मना करता है। इस बात का कोई कारण नहीं है कि हम धर्म के बारे में खुलकर बात करने से बचें, या इस पर बहस करने को अशिष्ट माना जाए, ख़ास तौर पर तब जब अक्सर धार्मिक लोग खुद ही इस मुद्दे को उठाते हैं और इसे दूसरों पर थोपने की कोशिश करते हैं।

Religion should be subject to commonsense appraisal and rational review, as openly discussible as, say, politics, art and the weather. The First Amendment, we should recall, forbids Congress both from establishing laws designating a state religion and from abridging freedom of speech. There is no reason why we should shy away from speaking freely about religion, no reason why it should be thought impolite to debate it, especially when, as so often happens, religious folk bring it up on their own and try to impose it on others.

Religion should be subject to commonsense appraisal and rational review, as openly discussible as, say, politics, art and the weather. The First Amendment, we should recall, forbids Congress both from establishing laws designating a state religion and from abridging freedom of speech. There is no reason why we should shy away from speaking freely about religion, no reason why it should be thought impolite to debate it, especially when, as so often happens, religious folk bring it up on their own and try to impose it on others.

جس طرح انسان آزادی کی زمین پر پروان چڑھتے ہیں، انصاف اس زمین کی حفاظت کرتا ہے۔ اور جس طرح انسان سماج کی مٹی میں کھلتے ہیں، انصاف اس مٹی کی دیکھ بھال کرتا ہے۔ انصاف ایک ایسے سماجی نظام کو ممکن بناتا ہے جس میں لوگ سچے معنوں میں شراکت دار بن سکیں۔

Insofar as human beings flower on the ground of freedom, justice guards that ground. Insofar as human beings flower in the soil of community, justice tends that soil. Justice makes possible a social order that people can truly be said to share freely.

Insofar as human beings flower on the ground of freedom, justice guards that ground. Insofar as human beings flower in the soil of community, justice tends that soil. Justice makes possible a social order that people can truly be said to share freely.

यदि आपको किसी एक आराधनालय (सिनेगॉग) की रक्षा के लिए 25 फ्रांसीसी पैराट्रूपर्स की ज़रूरत पड़े, तो इसका मतलब है कि फ्रांस में यहूदियों के लिए जीवन सुरक्षित नहीं है।

If you have to have 25 French paratroopers to guard a single synagogue, it means that life is not healthy in France for Jews

If you have to have 25 French paratroopers to guard a single synagogue, it means that life is not healthy in France for Jews

जब किसी राष्ट्र के लोग आपस में संवाद करना बंद कर देते हैं, तो वे उस साझा उद्देश्य को खो देते हैं जो उन्हें महान बनाता है। उनके शहर वीरान खंडहर बन जाते हैं। लोग बिना किसी उद्देश्य के जीवन जीते हैं क्योंकि उनके पास ऐसा कोई लक्ष्य नहीं होता जिसके लिए वे मरने को तैयार हों। आम जनता की बस यही पुकार होती है कि 'मुझे अकेला छोड़ दो'। शायद परम नरक यही है कि उनकी यह इच्छा पूरी हो जाए। इस बात की पूरी संभावना है कि हमारा अपना राष्ट्र किसी धमाके के साथ नहीं, बल्कि बहरे कर देने वाली खामोशी के साथ ढह जाएगा। हमारी पीढ़ी में इस खामोशी को तोड़ना ही होगा। शायद हमें दोबारा ऐसा मौका कभी न मिले।

When the people of a nation stop communicating, they lose the common purpose that made them great. Their cities become ghost towns. People live aimlessly because they have no cause for which they are willing to die. The cry of the populace is 'Just leave me alone'. Perhaps the ultimate hell is that the wish will be granted. It is not unlikely that our own nation will collapse not through an explosive roar, but through a deafening silence. This silence must be broken in our generation. We may never get another chance.

When the people of a nation stop communicating, they lose the common purpose that made them great. Their cities become ghost towns. People live aimlessly because they have no cause for which they are willing to die. The cry of the populace is 'Just leave me alone'. Perhaps the ultimate hell is that the wish will be granted. It is not unlikely that our own nation will collapse not through an explosive roar, but through a deafening silence. This silence must be broken in our generation. We may never get another chance.

उद्यमिता अपनी मर्जी से, जब चाहें, जैसे चाहें, वह करने की आजादी है।

Entrepreneurship is the freedom to do what you want, when you want, how you want.

Entrepreneurship is the freedom to do what you want, when you want, how you want.

कोई भी यह दावा नहीं करता है कि 'जनता' के अधिकारों की रक्षा करने वाले अन्य संशोधन—पहला, चौथा, नौवां और दसवां—व्यक्तिगत अधिकारों की रक्षा नहीं करते। यही बात दूसरे संशोधन पर भी लागू होती है।

No one contends that the other Amendments that preserve rights of 'the people' -the First, Fourth, Ninth and Tenth-do not preserve individuals' rights. The same must be true of the Second.

No one contends that the other Amendments that preserve rights of 'the people' -the First, Fourth, Ninth and Tenth-do not preserve individuals' rights. The same must be true of the Second.

लोकतांत्रिक प्रक्रिया की शुरुआत मैंने ही की थी।

I'm the one who initiated the democratic process.

I'm the one who initiated the democratic process.

इतिहास गवाह है कि विकलांग लोगों को हमेशा संस्थाओं में बंद करके रखा गया और समाज से अलग-थलग किया गया, जिससे अक्सर यह सोच बन जाती है कि यह वर्ग परोपकार या दया का मोहताज है। बात परोपकार की नहीं, बल्कि उन्हें सशक्त बनाने की है।

Throughout history people with disabilities have been institutionalized and segregated, which tends to make you think that it's a group in need of charity. It's not about charity, it's about empowerment.

Throughout history people with disabilities have been institutionalized and segregated, which tends to make you think that it's a group in need of charity. It's not about charity, it's about empowerment.

संघीय अदालत ने इस बात पर कोई टिप्पणी नहीं की है कि नकाब पहनना चार्टर के किसी संभावित अधिकार का उल्लंघन है, बल्कि उसने केवल यह कहा है कि अदालत का मानना है कि इस नीति को मंत्री के किसी प्रशासनिक आदेश के बजाय कानून या नियमों के दायरे में होना चाहिए। हम इस बात से असहमत हैं। लेकिन यह चार्टर का कोई फैसला नहीं है।

The federal court has not commented on niqab as being a violation of any putative Charter right, but rather has said that the court believes that the policy ought to be anchored in legislation or regulation as opposed to an administrative order from the Minister. We disagree with that. But this is not a Charter ruling.

The federal court has not commented on niqab as being a violation of any putative Charter right, but rather has said that the court believes that the policy ought to be anchored in legislation or regulation as opposed to an administrative order from the Minister. We disagree with that. But this is not a Charter ruling.

कुरान या हदीस में ऐसा एक भी शब्द नहीं है जो महिलाओं के लिए अपना चेहरा ढंकना अनिवार्य बनाता हो। इसके विपरीत, एकमात्र नियम यह है कि हज करते समय उन्हें अपना चेहरा खुला रखना होता है।

There's not a word in the Quran or the Hadith that requires that women cover their faces. To the contrary, the only requirement is that they uncover their faces when they're doing the haj.

There's not a word in the Quran or the Hadith that requires that women cover their faces. To the contrary, the only requirement is that they uncover their faces when they're doing the haj.

आपको इस दावे को स्वीकार नहीं करना चाहिए कि यह कोई धार्मिक प्रथा है। मुझे लगता है कि इस्लाम के लिहाज से यह बात थोड़ी समस्याग्रस्त है कि आप जैसे नेकनीयत उदारवादी यह कहें कि यह कोई धार्मिक प्रथा है, जबकि दुनिया भर के इस्लामी विद्वानों की भारी आम सहमति और कनाडाई मुसलमानों का भारी बहुमत यह मानता है कि इसका बिल्कुल—नकाब, जो कि चेहरा ढंकने का एक साधन है और पुरुष-प्रधान मानसिकता (मिसोजनी) का प्रतीक है—इस्लाम से दूर-दूर तक कोई लेना-देना नहीं है।

You ought not to accept the claim that this is a religious practice. I think that's, frankly, problematic for Islam, for well-intentioned Liberals like you to say that this is a religious practice when the overwhelming consensus of Islamic scholars around the world, and the overwhelming majority of Canadian Muslims, believe this has absolutely - that the niqab as face covering, that this symbol of misogyny has nothing to do with Islam.

You ought not to accept the claim that this is a religious practice. I think that's, frankly, problematic for Islam, for well-intentioned Liberals like you to say that this is a religious practice when the overwhelming consensus of Islamic scholars around the world, and the overwhelming majority of Canadian Muslims, believe this has absolutely - that the niqab as face covering, that this symbol of misogyny has nothing to do with Islam.

मुझे लगता है कि कनाडा में बहुत कम लोग ऐसे हैं जो किसी व्यक्ति की धार्मिक स्वतंत्रता के सार्वजनिक प्रदर्शन को नियंत्रित करना चाहते हैं।

I think very few people in Canada are seeking - to regulate any public expressions of individuals' religions.

I think very few people in Canada are seeking - to regulate any public expressions of individuals' religions.

मेरा यह दृढ़ विश्वास है कि एक उदार लोकतंत्र में आप्रवासन के चयन, उसकी छानबीन (स्क्रीनिंग) और एकीकरण को लेकर सार्थक बहस की पूरी गुंजाइश है।

I do believe there is absolutely space for legitimate debate in a liberal democracy about immigration selection, screening and integration.

I do believe there is absolutely space for legitimate debate in a liberal democracy about immigration selection, screening and integration.

मुझे नकाब का प्रतीक गहराई से आहत करने वाला लगता है। मेरा मानना है कि यह एक ऐसी पुरुष-प्रधान संस्कृति को दर्शाता है जहाँ महिलाओं को इंसानों के बजाय संपत्ति समझा जाता है। यह सोच किसी धार्मिक कर्तव्य के बजाय मध्ययुगीन आदिवासी कुप्रथाओं पर आधारित है, हालाँकि जो लोग इस आपत्तिजनक प्रतीक को पहनना चाहें, मैं उन्हें ऐसा करने से रोकने की कोशिश नहीं करती।

I find the niqab symbol profoundly offensive. I believe it reflects a misogynistic culture that - a treatment of women as property rather than people, which is anchored in Medieval tribal customs as opposed to any religious obligation, but I do not seek to regulate people wearing this objectionable symbol if they choose to do so.

I find the niqab symbol profoundly offensive. I believe it reflects a misogynistic culture that - a treatment of women as property rather than people, which is anchored in Medieval tribal customs as opposed to any religious obligation, but I do not seek to regulate people wearing this objectionable symbol if they choose to do so.

मुझे लगता है कि मैं बस बैंड के एक ज़्यादा परिपक्व रूप को दिखाने की कोशिश कर रहा हूँ और मुझे लगता है कि अब हम अपनी बैंड की असली धुन को अच्छी तरह समझ गए हैं। हर एल्बम के साथ हम विकसित हुए हैं, लेकिन मुझे लगता है कि यह एल्बम इस बात की बहुत अच्छी तस्वीर है कि आज हम कहाँ खड़े हैं और हमारा संगीत हमारे बारे में क्या कहता है। अन्य रिकॉर्ड कंपनियों के दबाव में हमारे पास उतनी रचनात्मक आज़ादी नहीं थी, लेकिन मुझे लगता है कि इस एल्बम के साथ हमने वाकई अपने मन का किया।

I think I'm just trying to show a more mature side of the band and I think we've really come into the sound of our band. With every album we've grown, but I think this is just a really good picture of where we are right now and how we feel our music represents us. Under the thumb of other record companies we haven't had as much creative control and I think with this record we really did our own thing.

I think I'm just trying to show a more mature side of the band and I think we've really come into the sound of our band. With every album we've grown, but I think this is just a really good picture of where we are right now and how we feel our music represents us. Under the thumb of other record companies we haven't had as much creative control and I think with this record we really did our own thing.

मुझे लगता है कि इसने हमें ज़्यादा रचनात्मक होने और अपनी मर्जी से काम करने की आज़ादी दी; इसलिए अगर किसी रिकॉर्ड लेबल को यह पसंद आया तो बहुत बढ़िया, और अगर नहीं पसंद आया तो भी कोई बात नहीं। आखिरकार डूबना या तैरना हमारे अपने हाथ में था और हमें यह बताने वाला कोई नहीं था कि हमें किस दिशा में जाना है। मुझे लगता है कि इसी वजह से पूरा एल्बम और भी ज़्यादा विविधतापूर्ण बन पाया।

I think it gave us the freedom to be more creative and do things the way we wanted to do them, so if a label liked it that was cool and if they didn't like it fine. Ultimately it was up to us to sink or swim and there was nobody telling us what direction to go in. I think that made the entire record more diverse.

I think it gave us the freedom to be more creative and do things the way we wanted to do them, so if a label liked it that was cool and if they didn't like it fine. Ultimately it was up to us to sink or swim and there was nobody telling us what direction to go in. I think that made the entire record more diverse.

यूरोप में तब तक कोई संघीय राज्य नहीं बन सकता जब तक कि सभी नागरिकों को समान अधिकार और सुविधाएँ न मिलें।

There cannot be a federal state of Europe without all citizens receiving the same benefits and rights.

There cannot be a federal state of Europe without all citizens receiving the same benefits and rights.

कम या ज़्यादा यूरोप—यह कोई सही विकल्प नहीं है! हमें जिस चीज़ की ज़रूरत है, वह है कम केंद्रीयकरण।

More or less Europe - that's the wrong alternative! What we need is less centralism.

More or less Europe - that's the wrong alternative! What we need is less centralism.