Quotes About Independence

Is't death to fall for Freedom's right? He's dead alone who lacks her light!

Work alone is noble.

Be not the slave of Words.

Let me have my own way in exactly everything and a sunnier and pleasanter creature does not exist.

A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary.

By operating without a leader the scout bees of a swarm neatly avoid one of the greatest threats to good decision making by groups: a domineering leader. Such an individual reduces a group's collective power to uncover a diverse set of possible solutions to a problem, to critically appraise these possibilities, and to winnow out all but the best one.

Associate with the noblest people you can find read the best books live with the mighty. But learn to be happy alone. Rely upon your own energies, and so do not wait for, or depend on other people.

Solitude, though it may be silent as light, is like light, the mightiest of agencies for solitude is essential to man. All men come into this world alone all leave it alone.

Solitude, though it may be silent as light, is like light, the mightiest of agencies; for solitude is essential to man. All men come into this world alone and leave it alone.

Cut my legs off but don't take away my ability to think, dream, and write

But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, Is their monument to-day, and for aye.

Most of all, he would have been alienated by America's determined, self-centered individualism

You never know how your kids are going to turn out. You can raise them with all the best intentions, and then they're own people, and they have their own inner conflicts. You just hope you've given them some good stuff to navigate with.

If having it easy means there are more doors open to you, then one must not forget that you still have to navigate your life yourself.

Almost everything else I have done during my adult years has been affected to some extent by my name - by my father's position, if you will. But in the air, I had no name; to the Federal Aviation Agency I was simply Comanche Nine-Nine POP. The quality of my landings, navigation and judgment were mine alone.

We were rugged individualists in the Navy, but we all had health care.

For our senior picture, they said, 'Black or navy blazer.' And I thought, Why do I want to look like everybody else?

I believe in American exceptionalism. As a Navy SEAL, I fought so that I would never have to see my president bow to anyone.

Very often, if a founder is waiting around for someone else to tell him what to do, the company is near death.

I don't go near the money and the money doesn't go near me.

After I retire, I have my own vision, which is not connected to the state of Israel. It's about me, living near the sea, and maybe writing something about the past.

Sometimes she wants her pacifier, and other times, she doesn't even want it near her. She's very strong and determined. She's always trying to stand, and she was born with her eyes open, so she's ready to go.

I feel less pressure to dress for the eyes of other people now. I think that happened once I started modelling, near the end of high school.

If I had my will I would live in a ship on the sea, and never come nearer to humanity than that!