Quotes About Independence

I honestly think if I had been a solo artist, it wouldn't have been as bad. Because I was being compared to three other girls, it made people have more of an opinion. If I had been on my own, there would be no one to compare to.

I believe that in the long run, separation between Israel and the Palestinians is the best solution for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Employers and business leaders need people who can think for themselves - who can take initiative and be the solution to problems.

I will not be a Democrat or a Republican. They are the problem, not the solution. We need to abolish political parties in this country.

Offshore drilling is not the solution to U.S. energy independence, and I am against opening parts of the Arctic, Pacific and Atlantic oceans to oil and natural gas production.

The common ancient ancestor of mulluses and chordates could not possibly have possessed a camera eye, so quite clearly they have evolved independently. The solution has been arrived at by completely different routes.

The solution really has to lie within the Iraqi people.

I don't think we need a Washington-imposed solution.

I was a PE teacher, and when you teach, you can say, 'You have to do this.' It's an order. That's one way. Or you can say, 'Listen, we have these problems, so give me the solution,' and they have to think about it. Or you can say, 'Here are three options - which one is best?'

The solutions to Africa's problems lie in Africa, not in Live Aid concerts.

I am hostile to the idea that collective solutions have to be made by committees and then imposed top-down. I very much prefer bottom-up solutions.

We are not exercising our democratic rights properly. We need to stop looking for solutions in others.

The way we do our architecture is to show that we can come up with our own solutions. We don't just take orders.

Hero shows you how to solve the problem - yourself.

I will not claim I will solve all the world's problems by myself. If I did, I'd have to run as a Republican or a Democrat.

I've organized everything for my family since I was little. I know how to delegate and budget. I solve people's problems.

Colorado is a state that people like to be themselves and solve their own problems.

Many people are looking to Washington for answers, but I'm here to tell you, if we wait for the politicians to solve the problems of our day, we will be waiting a long time.

The imperfections in my family made me learn to deal with things on my own and solve problems for myself.

Your children should know that you're always there for them, and that they can call on you when needed. But give them the opportunity to learn to solve their own problems.

Albania is going through a deep crisis because it lacks the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and freedom of the media. I don't think if we stop protesting the problem is solved.

I grew up in a life where the answer was always there, I guess. But now I'm out on my own and still looking for the answer. Nothing is solved for me.

We need to allow people to bypass government... to look to themselves for solving problems rather than asking the government to do things for them.

It just doesn't occur to an American that someone else will solve their problems. Americans take pride in solving problems for themselves. And if we fail, we get back up and try again. It's what we do. It's who we are.