Independence Quotes

We are doing ourselves no favors when we look to the crowd to tell us where we are.

And I'm not sure if it's G-d, or fate, or just air masses colliding over water, but I will say this: It feels, finally, like flying.

There are 2 types of artist:those who create for others in mindthose who create for themselveseither way, none are truly independent.

Men being, as has been said, by nature, all free, equal and independent, no one can be put out of this estate, and subjected to the political power of another, without his own consent.

Being alone is not synonymous with incompleteness.Having a partner is not a precondition for completeness.

You know what I know, Mally. Now you must decide what to believe.

Because I feared I couldn't walk to Newton Centre without her, I needed to hike through desert, snow and woods alone.Childhood is a wilderness.

I am living breathing freedom

All mothers breed dead children.

The knowledge worker cannot be supervised closely or in detail. He must direct himself toward performance and contribution

She had shown him by her independence how it was only fear that held people together. The fear of being alone and the fear of being different.

Push to achieve your dreams. Don't let anyone push you out of dreamland.

The life of man is so short that ordinary people simply cannot afford to be born

I seen women take this kind a' help from a man with a look a' relief on their faces. I wondered if these women knew how much easier their lives would be if they did all this stuff for themselves.

You cannot want more for people than they want for themselves.

I’d rather go and make my own way than have it decided for me.

Let there be spaces in your togetherness.And let the wind of the heavens dance between you.

To some people independent though is heresy and critical thought blasphemy

I only know how to be one thing. And that’s me. Take it or leave it. I don’t really give a shit.

To be successfully independent, you must view life as if all of your love ones are dead and the world is against you.

[M]an is not permitted without censure to follow his own thoughts in the search of truth, when they lead him ever so little out of the common road.

See with your own eyes, hear with your own ears, think your own thoughts, say what you must say, do what you must do, love all that you can and stand on your own two feet.

Having someone do certain things for you is like getting someone to chew your food for you.It might be easier to swallow but it loses all its flavor...And you want the flavor!

A cause that only serves me is much like a door on the edge of a cliff, it doesn’t open to anywhere good.

Do you believe we are masters of ourselves, or merely dance like puppets on strings having the illusion of independence?

I burned by bridges so the devil couldn't follow me.

God, if he believed in Him, and his conscience, if he had one, were the only judges to whom he was answerable.

I’ll not do anything, though you should swear your tongue out, except what I please!

There shall come a day when Birds shall be free... :) and humans will see...

To have an independant mind, to think for oneself, not to follow fashion, not to seek honour or decoration, not to become part of the establishment

The proverb warns that, 'You should not bite the hand that feeds you.' But maybe you should, if it prevents you from feeding yourself.

Buffy Summers: (to Spike) "I could NEVER be your girl!

There, did you think to kill me? There's no flesh or blood within this cloak to kill. There's only an idea.Ideas are bulletproof. Farewell.

I'll walk where my own nature would be leading. It vexes me to choose another guide.

You are your own refugeThere is no otherYou cannot save anotherYou can only save yourself.

If the light's not in you, you're in the dark.

...it was easy to get an incomplete picture of the world if one relied solely on experts, and how important is would be to further rely on oneself

Develop your soul into independence!

True autonomy is preceded by the experience of being dependent. True liberation can be found only beyond the deep ambivalence of infantile dependence.

…But so few of us think clearly about our own private incomes, and admit that independent thoughts are in nine cases out of ten the result of independent means.

Independence is to have full control of your life to be able to make your own choices and design your destiny.

I guess I've found that I'd rather be alone than with the wrong person.

Kurdistan has a long and turbulent history. Today, it faces a future branching in directions that could lead it towards success or disaster, freedom or renewed oppression.

Believing in your standards for a square deal, even when there's no way to get it, is what allows you to create boundaries and take independent action.

There is no such thing as an “independent artist”. All artists are essentially co-dependent of the audience.

We Kurd must do everything in our power to create structures which prevent the repeat of mass murder by our adversaries, And It’s better to call for independence.

Powerlessness is such a lure, such a poisonous lure.

Life is about love and as a country that stands united, we lose in the battle that we call love.

Since 1857 we know what we are capable of, And Since 1947 we know what is at Stake.

Disrobe both conformity and rebellion to find true independence.