Quotes About Independence

I care a lot about what my girlfriend thinks, and my friends, but ultimately it's me in the mirror. I just want to be proud of what I do.

There's nothing about the way my life unfolded that should be seen as at all prescriptive for what anybody else wants to do.

As secretary of state you can go out in a helmet if you want to. Even in Switzerland in front of reporters.

People around the world just want self-respect. They want to take care of themselves, they want to pay for their own bills, they want to take care of their families.

And you yourself are recognizing that you are in 'relationship with a beautiful and powerful woman and we both definitely don't want to surrender to each other'.

There is a tension in relationships between wanting to return to the womb, but also wanting to be free. Because sometimes the woman's attentions can be overly maternal, and you want to go, 'Ahhhh!'

I like to give the actors the freedom, and they know they have the freedom, to change anything they want at any time.

When you get successful, you can do pretty much whatever you want.

I went through this delayed-adolescence thing. I didn't want to be tied down to a family.

Independence can be tough. Without a studio to back you up, when you finish a feature and want to start a new project you have to start from zero.

It came time to go to college. My dad said, go wherever you want. Take whatever you want. He just really believed in getting out and being exposed to different things.

I come from a family of professional dog-showers, one step above carnies, but I didn't want to join the family business.

I figured, 'If I ever get offered a chance to sign a deal, I'll only do it if I got to do it how I want.' So my contract is structured in such a way that I'm really protected.

I do have the power. I can decide for myself what I want, even if the thought stresses me out.

You almost have to force yourself to stay in a vacuum to become different - if you really want to be different.

You can't solve problems for someone whose problem is that they don't want problems solved.

Listen,' he said. 'It's important. We are all. Free. To do. Whatever. We want. To do.

Fortunately we're not a public company - we're a private group of companies, and I can do what I want.

The greatest success is creating whatever you want without conditions. I don't do commissions unless I really want to, because it's like having a job.

When you're growing up you need your parents, but you don't want to be associated with them because you're trying to have your own life.

I may not want your help, but I always want you beside me.

Sheep don't need the shepherd to be what they are. The shepherd needs sheep to be what he is.

To be what you always wanted to be, step away from conformity.

It is better to be alone then to be in a relationship, while you are trying to figure out what love means to you.