Quotes About Independence

Uno de los grandes mandamientos de la ciencia es: «Desconfía de los argumentos que proceden de la autoridad».

In our obscurity - in all this vastness - there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. It is up to us.

BRICK —No me gusta que me digan lo que debo hacer. ¿Ya has olvidado las condiciones que acepté para que continuáramos viviendo juntos? MARGARET —Tú no vives conmigo, Brick. Únicamente compartes la misma jaula.

A single girl, a girl alone in the world, has got to keep a firm hold on her emotions or she'll be lost!

But, honey, you know as well as I do that a single girl, a girl alone in the world, has got to keep a firm hold on her emotions or she'll be lost!

You don't go on bended-knee to petition the official culture for your rights. You have to take them.

Authority will lead you into ruin.

You either have a plan or you become part of somebody else's plan.

If you don't have a plan, you become part of somebody else's plan.

Nursemaid, you mean? Someone who can sing me to sleep at bedtime, spoon porridge into my mouth, and wipe my"—he hesitated just long enough to make both servants cringe with dread—"chinif I dribble?" "I haven't the voice for lullabies and I'm sure you're perfectly capable of wiping your own…chin,

Your growling and posturing might impress the sort of women you're accustomed to consorting with,but quite frankly, I find them to be a bit of a bore. Portia to Julian

What are we, Charlie's Angels?

A cat never discusses his business with humans, not even Princesses. A cat never explains and never apologizes. A cat never alibis. You must accept a cat as it is and for what it is and not expect more than the pleasure of its company.

if you wanted something done, it was never a good idea to rely on others. Others were never as committed to achieving your goals as you were.

Mostly, kids were expected to entertain themselves and stay out of their parents' hair. To that end, you were sent outside to play at the drop of a hat. It wasn't an option; it was a standing mandate. If there wasn't a winter blizzard or a spring rainstorm or a summer heat wave, you went outside and stayed outside until the next mealtime came around.

The best defense was your own, and you should never rely on chance or other people.

But the ragpicker had learned long ago that if you wanted something done, it was never a good idea to rely on others. Others were never as committed to achieving your goals as you were.

La cosa importante non era ciò che la gente pensava di me; era ciò che io pensavo di me stesso. Se permettevo a me stesso di essere fermato dalle opinioni degli altri, sarei diventato ciò che essi desideravano che io diventassi.

He saw little enough of people and little enough was more than enough, and he didn't look to give them reasons to seek him out.

It is odd how we lead such separate lives so much of the time, keeping our thoughts to ourselves. We

Life is an education, Drisker. It is learned mostly through what you discover on your own and not through what others tell you.

revolutionary nationalism was by far the most successful radical tide of the the twentieth century.

Indeed, post-colonial theory first emerged in the wake of the failure of the Third World nations to go it alone. It marked the end of the era of Third World revolutions and the first glimmerings of what we now know as globalization.

Not everyone is willing to embrace liberty; liberty requires not just effort, but risk. Some people choose to delude themselves and see their chains as protective armor.