Quotes About Independence

The paradox of real love is that our capacity to sustain intimacy rests on our capacity to tolerate aloneness inside the relationship.

As John arranged to bring Steve home, the media pressure steadily increased. I told Wes I wanted to go meet the plane, but that I wouldn't take the kids. This was my time to be with my soul mate, and I needed to do it on my own.

Bob and Lyn set Steve on the path he traveled in life. What was incredible about Steve was how much he made it his own. He took the example of his parents and ran with it.

The story of my life. Everyone always thinks they know what's best for me. When do I get to decide?

Dr. Seuss once said, "You have brains in your head and feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own and you know. And you're the one who'll decide where to go."9

You've got to stand up and do your own battles. My daddy taught me that a long time ago, that you fight your own battles. The only way to shut everybody up is to win.

Cats can do whatever they want, whenever they want, without regard to what anyone says or does. Rather like Princesses.

because she should be sure in her soul that the most terrifying thing in the forest was her

Your life is yours and yours alone. Rise up and live it.

Your life is your own. Rise up and live it.

There is no power on earth that can loosen a man's grip on his own throat

Women piece together their lives from the scraps left over for them.

These women were like her sisters. Even if she wanted desperately to be free of them. Sometimes the strongest prisons were the ones created by the people you loved the most.

she had felt weightless and carefree, as if she could go back to a bright, hard, selfish time when she had only herself to think about.

My mother always said - "Never run after a man or a bus - there is always another one coming.

Remain independent of any source of income that will deprive you of your personal liberties.

It is a difficult matter to gain the affection of a cat. He is a philosophical, methodical animal, tenacious of his own habits, fond of order and neatness, and disinclined to extravagant sentiment. He will be your friend, if he finds you worthy of friendship, but not your slave.

If you are worthy of its affection, a cat will be your friend but never your slave.

One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

One's own self conquered is better than all other people.

Travel only with thy equals or thy betters; if there are none, travel alone.

Not to attend at the door of the wealthy, and not to use the voice of petition?these constitute the best life of a man.

Horse, you are truly a creature without equal, for you fly without wings and conquer without sword.

Depend not on another, but lean instead on thyself...True happiness is born of self-reliance.