Allowed

Famous quotes containing the word allowed:

    Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?
    Bible: New Testament, Matthew 20:15.

    We’ve forgotten what it’s like not to be able to reach the light switch. We’ve forgotten a lot of the monsters that seemed to live in our room at night. Nevertheless, those memories are still there, somewhere inside us, and can sometimes be brought to the surface by events, sights, sounds, or smells. Children, though, can never have grown-up feelings until they’ve been allowed to do the growing.
    Fred Rogers (20th century)

    Vivacity, leadership, must be had, and we are not allowed to be nice in choosing. We must fetch the pump with dirty water, if clean cannot be had.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)