Quotes About Independence

People don't choose or own cats. Cats choose the people they want to own.

The people who receive the most approval in life are the ones who care the least about it--so technically, if you want the approval of others, you need to stop caring about it.

Except for the usual house chores, doing income tax, etc., I am free to write whenever I want.

My greatest accomplishment is the freedom for doing what I want to do with my music...I love my freedom so I'm happy I am a free artist.

You see they could never, never understand that I live like I do because that's the way I want to live.

I am richer than Davy Crockett. I can settle back and do what I want to do. And what I want to do is card tricks and magic.

If you try to use your head to think about things, people don't want to have anything to do with you

I'm not going to let fear rule my life. I'd rather be able to know that I've made a choice that's right for me, than saying yes because I don't want my agents to be upset with me.

But if you are single the last thing you want is your best friend forming a functional relationship with somebody else.

Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts. God will see that you do not want society.

I can die anytime I want. I wish I could do the same with life.

It is very clear that the people in Afghanistan do not want the Taliban back.

I love playing someone who just skates by and does anything she wants.

I've kind of shut myself off to a lot of new music because I don't want to be influenced by it.

One thing that I love about World Vision is every place they go, they go in with an exit plan, they don't want people dependent on them.

What reader wants to be told what attitude to strike?

If there are rules, we're the ones making them. We can change them whenever we want to.

Are you insane? Of course I want to leave the Dursleys! Have you got a house? When can I move in?

People want opportunity so they can earn security.

I do read books. I suppose it's more or less the same thing, but at least I'm alone and I'm an individual. I can stop anytime I want, which I frequently do.

If we're not being controlled, we'll just do what we want.

People really don't want handouts, that they want to make their own decisions.

Footballers wives are like leeches, feeding off their partners success. I don't want to be a footballer's wife.

He that hath money in his purse cannot want a head for his shoulders.