Quotes About Independent

I think the most attractive thing for me when I meet a guy is confidence and him being comfortable in his own skin. I like someone who doesn't need approval or validation.

Besides Sumerian cuneiform, the other certain instance of independent origins of writing in human history comes from Native American societies of Mesoamerica, probably southern Mexico. Mesoamerican

An example of a much more difficult invention is writing, which does not suggest itself by observation of any natural material. As we saw in Chapter 12, it had only a few independent origins, and the alphabet arose apparently only once in world history.

This will be a frequent dilemma for historians trying to apply the comparative method to problems of human history: apparently too many potentially independent variables, and far too few separate outcomes to establish those variables' importance statistically.

You West Virginia girls are one tough breed, he said. You got that right, I told him.

I became known as Lily Casey, the mustang-breaking, poker-playing, horse-race-winning schoolmarm of Coconino County, and it wasn't half bad to be in a place where no one had a problem with a woman having a moniker like that.

But as you folks know, us mountain gals can be tough. We don't need ourselves any parasols or scented hankies. We can work a plow, milk a cow, shoot a buck, and slaughter a hog as well as any man.

The majority of work I do is in independent films, where you're lucky if you have five takes.

We're committed to giving the independent artists we support the best stage to share their mind-blowing work with audiences.

My theory is, independent movies only work if you're willing to push the material and do something different.

I just happen to have one of those skill sets that allows me to work in my underwear.

My favorite puzzle is trying to work out the parts myself, after all it is a solo effort.

I think I'll continue to work as a solo artist.

I work differently than most people.

We're a family operation. There's not many of us. We have a couple people who come from time to time who work with us. Two of my sons are themselves filmmakers, and we can't afford them nor they us.

Clearly independent journalists - domestic journalists - run a high risk if they dare to take on serious investigative work.

When you work in film, you learn to appreciate a distributor. You can have this great little film, but if you don't have a distributor, you are sitting in your living room with a great little film.

I usually don't work with other people; I do the whole show myself.

I really like to work with theater actors. Theater actors tend to do lots of independent movies, and those are the actors that I like.

I'm always looking for ways that I can work from home with my home studio and stay busy. This is a great way to do it. Having a home studio has made projects like this a lot easier.

Even some of my Republican friends say I have a populist, progressive streak. I am not a doctrinaire, anti-government person.

I've got a bit of an independent streak. I'm not afraid of bipartisan compromise on issues that are important to the nation.

I do have a slightly rebellious streak in me, I'm afraid.

Everything starts with what's on the page, what a writer has come up with. And whether it is a big studio film or independent film, is the story being well told? Is it interesting? Is the character interesting? And is there something about the character that may stretch me?