Quotes About Independence

the day women are allowed to learn to read and write the world will become ungovernable.

A man who could urinate standing up and without help was a man in a fit state to face his responsibilities.

Blessed be the one at whom the fools bark, because his soul will never belong to them.

Ich habe mir immer gedacht, wer sich einer Herde angehörig zugehörig fühlt, hat etwas von einem Hammel.

I don't belong to any side,' Fermín replied. 'What's more, I think flags are nothing but painted rags that represent rancid emotions. Just seeing someone wrapped up in one of them, spewing out hymns, badges and speeches, gives me the runs. I've always thought that anyone who needs to join a herd so badly must be a bit of a sheep himself.

One has to make one's own mistakes, not other people's. Do what you have to do and come back soon. Or whenever you can.

Što ?e ti sva geografija, trigonometrija i aritmetika svijeta ako ne nau?iš misliti svojom glavom? To te ne nau?e ni u jednoj školi. Nije u programu.

I know you men believe that the size of your stubbornness should match the size of your privates." "Did you also read that in your book?" "No, that wisdom's homemade.

el único pecado que no se perdona en España es el de no tomar bando y resistirse a unirse a un rebaño u otro. Y donde hay rebaños de borregos siempre aparecen lobos hambrientos.

Yo no soy de ningún bando —repuso Fermín—. Es más, las banderas me parecen trapos de colores que huelen a rancio y me basta ver a cualquiera que se envuelva en ellas y se le llene la boca de himnos, escudos y discursos para que me entren cagarrinas. Siempre he pensado que el que siente mucho apego a un rebaño es que tiene algo de borrego.

One has to pay some price for being able to piss standing up.

Bienaventurado aquel al que ladran los cretinos, porque su alma nunca les pertenecerá.

That destiny doesn't do home visits, that you have to go for it yourself?

think flags are nothing but painted rags that represent rancid emotions. Just seeing someone wrapped up in one of them, spewing out hymns, badges and speeches, gives me the runs. I've always thought that anyone who needs to join a herd so badly must be a bit of a sheep himself.

On certain occasions—none of which should apply to you or to the immediate future—a father must be disobeyed.' 'Why?' 'Because some fathers, unlike yours, make mistakes when they judge what is best for their children.

Cómo puedo agradecérselo? - Viniendo por aquí y leyendo buenos libros, los que a usted le apetezcan, no los que yo o nadie más le diga que tiene que leer.

The main pillar of organized religion, with few exceptions, is the subjugation, repression, even the annulment of women in the group. Woman must accept the role of an ethereal, passive, and maternal presence, never of authority or independence, or she will have to suffer the consequences. She might have a place of honor in the symbolism, but not in the hierarchy. Religion and war are male pursuits. And anyhow, woman sometimes ends up becoming the accomplice in her own subjugation.

One has to make one's own mistakes, not other people's.

Indem Sie herkommen und gute Bücher lesen, die, die Ihnen gefallen, nicht die, von denen ich oder sonst jemand sagt, Sie sollen sie lesen - ich mag zwar affektiert sein, aber ein Pedant bin ich nicht.

I never remember to do that stuff on my own." "I figured. I'm also updating your virus software and installing some other free programs to keep this thing running well.

Perhaps the most dangerous thing on Earth is the person who always follows. What if you follow the wrong person? The wrong Idea?

If I were a seagull I wouldn't have to stick around If people argued- I would fly off, swerve, wheel, dip, scream. a thousand wings of company if I have friends two strong wings of my own If I don't

Lark did not know how her parents would behave in public. They never came to anything, even teacher conferences. They had basically skipped Lark's life. She didn't mind. She had made her own.

How can you be somebody else's savior, when you can't be your own?