Quotes About Independence

If we really want something done, it is best to do it ourselves.

I often say to my assistants, "Never trust anybody," but what I mean is that you should never trust someone else to do a job exactly the way you would want it done.

I get worried for young girls sometimes; I want them to feel that they can be sassy and full and weird and geeky and smart and independent, and not so withered and shriveled.

Anyone who wants to be truly free must be willing to stand alone in the truth.

I haven't even had a life I could call my own, and you're ready to slot me into the grand design. Well, I don't think I want to go. I want to be my own design.

I like the idea of not having to do stuff for the money, and if I want to, I can pick indie projects for the rest of my life and be quite happy doing that.

I'm tired of playing little girls. I'm a woman now. I can't run around forever being the Little Miss Fix It who bursts into song. I want to get out of Hollywood and get a fresh approach.

I turned down five million dollars from a lobbyist who wanted to put up $5m for my campaign, a very strong lobbyist. I said, I don't want your money.

Masturbation is always very safe. You not only control the person you're with, but you can leave when you want to.

I'm in a position that allows me to do what I want to do, and I do it.

I'm lucky to have the privilege of being able to choose what I want to do.

At my age...I'm going to do what I want and I haven't got time for anything else.

Get rid of the friends who want you to spend your whole day doing nothing with them. They're not your friends. They're your enemies.

Don't believe bands who say it's all about the fans and they want to give their music away for free. The result is they will continue to live in their mother's basement.

Maybe that's what is crazy: to want to be free. A lot of people wouldn't cross the street for it.

Do what you want, do what you will, do what you have to, do what you think you cannot.

When you're alone, it's easier," she said a little wistfully. "You can do what you want. You don't have to go home.

You want me to tell you what my husband thinks? My husband is not secretary of state; I am. If you want my opinion, I will tell you my opinion. I am not going to be channeling my husband.

I don't talk to anybody about my personal life, and maybe that perpetuates it, too. But it's really important to own what you want to own and keep it to yourself.

Whenever somebody tells me they want me to stop singing, I'm gone.

The definition of adulthood is that you want to sleep.

Anyone fighting for freedom does not want to totally lose their freedom.

I've got three daughters and I'm going to stand up for them and support them in whatever they want to do.

Studios never put pressure. They know the kind of films I want to make.