Quotes About Independence

Any freedom that can be given can be taken away.

I'll be fine. The ready kit you packed covered everything, I think. In fact, I may not even need the fire extinguisher.

soy un infiel descreído de Dios. Al menos, así voté en las últimas elecciones.

I have nothing, so I am slave to nothing. I have nothing to do, so nothing makes me its slave.

Ella tendría que buscar la felicidad en aquel estudio con aquellos libros que eran sus verdaderos amigos, sus únicos amigos. Así estaba contenta. No tenía sentido pensar en lo que sería tener a un hombre.

Let no man, in whatever rank or superiority, control your mind and tell you what to do

I'll fight when needed, revel when there's an occasion, mourn when there is grief and die if my time comes...But I will not let anyone use me against my will.

It is better to be taught to think critically than to be told on what to believe.

You cannot learn what you are made of if you rely on anyone or anything else to help you.

It is better to ask for an apology than to ask for permission.

I need no master to punish me in order to behave as I ought. If I did, I would be no more than a child who obeys his father's rules only because he fears the whip, and not because he actually means good.

No dejes que la desaprobación de los demás dicte tus actos.

let no one rule your mind or body. Take special care that your thoughts remain unfettered. One may be a free man and yet be bound tighter than a slave. Give men your ear, but not your heart. Show respect for those in power, but don't follow them blindly. Judge with logic and reason, but comment not

Eragon! I never want to hear you use that excuse again, that because someone else has done--or would do--something means that you should too. It's lazy, repugnant, and indicative of an inferior mind. Am I clear?

If you wish to remain above the forces here, do not let anyone's approval dictate your actions

I won't tell you what to believe, Eragon. It is far better to be taught to think critically and then be allowed to make your own decisions than to have someone else's notions thrust upon you.

First, let no one rule your mind or body. Take special care that your thoughts remain unfettered...

Do not pamper me, human. Elves train both their men and women to fight. I am not one of your helpless females to run away whenever there is danger.

It is far better to be taught to think critically and then be allowed to make your own decisions than to have someone else's notions thrust upon you.

I never want to hear you use that excuse again, that because someone else has done—or would do—something means that you should too. It's lazy, repugnant, and indicative of an inferior mind. Am I clear?

Jeder stirbt für sich allein, Eragon. Ob man nun König ist oder Bettler - niemand kann einen in die große Leere begleiten.

Mientras pudiera dirigir sus pensamientos y sus sentimientos, no estaría todo perdido. Eso era la más pequeña de las libertades.

Wear it, Eragon. If you wish to remain above the forces here, do not let anyone's disapproval dictate your actions.

You must retain your freedom, for in it lies your true power: the ability to make choices independent of any leader or king.