Sometimes they [people] throw off their freedom so quickly, you'd think it was burning them.

About This Quote

Not everything that is given to you is a gift. Sometimes, you have to work hard to obtain something. However, sometimes people say they want freedom and then they throw it off so quickly that you think they are being burned by it.

Source: A Fraction Of The Whole

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