Quotes About Independence

People are going to judge you all the time no matter what you do...Don't worry about other people. Worry about you.

Good women are the scariest varmints of all.

The writer's greed is appalling. He wants, or seems to want, everything and practically everybody, in another sense, and at the same time, he needs no one at all.

Therefore, men of Polynesia and Boston and China and Mount Fuji and the barrios of the Philippines, do not come to these islands empty-handed, or craven in spirit, or afraid to starve. There is no food here. In these islands there is no certainty. Bring your own food, your own gods, your own flowers and fruits and concepts. For if you come without resources to these islands you will perish... On these harsh terms the islands waited.

If you try it," Whip said, "you'll be thrown out on your inalienable ass.

Undisciplined, determined to be free.

What did the hat say to the hatrack? You stay here and I'll go on a head.

Alaska has had to focus upon the

At times, testing is interwoven with development to the point that the two practices are indistinguishable from each other, and at other times, it is so completely independent that developers aren't even aware it is going on.

he must, by his own efforts, develop the strength which he admires in another. None but himself can alter his condition.

A robust man cannot assist a weaker except that weaker is inclined to be helped, or even then the weak guy must grow to be robust of himself; he ought to, via his very own efforts, broaden the power which he admires in another. None however himself can modify his situation.

Al enseñar a los hombres y mujeres a ser buenos, les enseño a ser fuertes, libres y autosuficientes.

cease to be a slave to self, and no man will have the power to enslave you. As

Until you can stand alone, looking for guidance neither to spirits nor mortals, gods nor men, but guiding yourself by the light of the truth within you, you are not unfettered and free, not altogether blessed. But do not mistake pride for self-reliance. To attempt to stand upon the crumbling foundation of pride is to be already fallen.

Free yourself from the self-imposed tyranny of slavish dependence, and stand alone, not as an isolated unit, but as a sympathetic portion of the whole. Find the Joy that results from well -earned freedom, the peace that flows from wise selfpossession, the blessedness that inheres in native strength.

Therefore, pursue your course bravely. Your conscience is at least your own, and to follow it is to be a man; to follow the conscience of another is to be a slave.

A strong man cannot help a weaker unless that weaker is willing to be helped, and even then the weak man must become strong of himself; he must, by his own efforts, develop the strength which he admires in another. None but himself can alter his condition.

There is nobody you need to impress. There is nobody who is judging you. And there will be nobody who can stop you.

It's OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket.

If you don't choose yourself, someone else will and the result won't be pleasant.

symbolically, nobody can deliver wisdom to you except you. The being who finds peace inside himself needs nobody to tell him what to do, nobody to project their own fantasies onto him.

if you don't make courageous choices for yourself, nobody else will.

If someone insists they need to be in prison even though the door is unlocked, then I am not going to argue. They are free to stay in prison.

Never have your happiness dependent on a yes or no decision from one person.