Quotes About Independence

You cannot help but be human, yet you do not have to be bound by what those around you believe.

En primer lugar, no dejéis que nadie gobierne vuestra mente ni vuestro cuerpo y emplead especial atención para no poner límites a vuestras ideas porque se puede ser un hombre libre a pesar de sufrir ataduras más fuertes que las de un esclavo. Escuchad a los hombres, pero no os entreguéis a ellos en cuerpo y alma. Sed respetuosos con los que ostentan el poder, pero no los sigáis ciegamente.

As he gazed at the sun-darkened, battle-worn warriors before him, he decided that he would rather fight a hundred enemies by himself than have to stand up in public and risk the disapproval of others.

I have always been an inconvenience. Whatever you think of me, though

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

Beware of losing your way, for you are one of the few who are truly free to choose their own fate.

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.

If I remember correctly, you've never learned to read, have you?" He shrugged. "What for? I can count and figure as well as any man. My father said that teaching us to read made no more sense than teaching a dog to walk on his hind legs: amusing, but hardly worth the effort.

survive without pledging our loyalty to one

do not let anyone's disapproval dictate your actions.

Don't let anyone's disapproval dictate your actions.

A dragon who was not free to do as he or she wished was not a dragon at all.

First, 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.

En primer lugar, no dejéis que nadie gobierne vuestra mente ni vuestro cuerpo y emplead especial atención para no poner límites a vuestras ideas porque se puede ser un hombre libre a pesar de sufrir ataduras más fuertes que las de un esclavo. Escuchad a los hombres, pero no os entreguéis a ellos en cuerpo y alma. Sed respetuosos con los que ostentan el poder, pero no los sigáis ciegamente. Juzgad con lógica y con razón, pero no hagáis comentarios.

they will serve you well." He bent his gaze sternly on them. "First, 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.

I'd rather struggle and fail on my own than be coddled as a slave.

You'll have to learn to live with that fact and the fact is that I don't hand out descriptions of my life to anyone who asks!

Then you ought to know you can't offload responsibility on someone else. You have to be able to take care of yourself when shit goes down.

Beware of losing your way, for you are one of the few who are truly free to choose their own fate. That freedom is a gift, but also a responsibility more binding than chains

Because," said Sparrow, massaging her side, where she'd been injured, "I can't fight like this." "You shouldn't have to. Besides, we've got the UMC with us." Sparrow snorted. "You grow up on a colony or what?" "Yeah. What's that got to do with it?" "Then you ought to know you can't offload responsibility on someone else. You have to be able to take care of yourself when shit goes down.

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

Knee-jerk disobedience and anticonformity are no more praiseworthy than the most mindless loyalty to a group.

If I become like you, I will have no will of my own. I will have no individuality, I will just be your puppet.' 'True.' Sio smiled thinly. 'But even a puppet may dance before its strings are drawn tight. You will dance, Cass, and the heavens will applaud you.

When an entire group of people come together and try to make some kind of identity out of what they don't have, they usually end up convincing themselves they can do whatever they damn well please.