Quotes About Independence

Facing the fear helped. Most days. But the thing about fear was that it ate away at your reason, made you smaller. It was her mini dare each day to come home to this place. To embrace normal and live her own life on her own terms, even if she was afraid. Her life was her own. She made it, and no one would take it from her again.

I don't need protection." Not that she minded, of course. She always protected. It's what she did every moment of the day, and that small span of time when he'd protected her had been, well like a present. "Don't need it, no." He gave her the coordinates, and she got moving. "Deservie it, yes.

Elise ran back to her room to freshen up. Just because she wasn't looking for a boyfriend didn't mean she couldn't look nice enough to inspire some wank bank fantasies for Brody.

My position on what other people think of me is, fuck what other people think.

They don't like you because they can't own you. You're not after all the things they think are important.

Women need to give themselves permission to be a bitch as often as necessary. Being nice doesn't move mountains.

Kids are smart. Knowledge is power. Let them figure things out. Don't turn into that grown-up who they won't come to.

And they all have pretty children, And the children go to school, And the children to go summer camp, And then to the university, Where they are put in bozes And they come out all the same. - Malvina Reynolds

You're allowed to have thoughts, she reminded herself. Just because others might scoff, that doesn't mean you won't anymore.

Roby thought he should get "dibs" on Natalia because he claimed her first, that's what he was arguing. I'm not convinced it works that way. Natalia has dibs on herself, that's what I think.

I'd rather die on my own terms than live on theirs. I'd rather die loving Alex than live without him.

Who knows? Maybe they're right. Maybe we are driven crazy by our feelings. Maybe love is a disease, and we would be better off without it. But we have chosen a different road. And in the end that is the point of escaping the cure: We are free to choose. We are even free to choose the wrong thing.

I'd rather die my way than live yours.

We wanted the freedom to love. We wanted the freedom to choose. Now we have to fight for it.

But there was more. "And we showed that Americans are willing to fight the most powerful army in the world. We showed that we can hold our ground.

Focus on yourself -- do what you want, when you want, without having to consider anyone else's agenda.

Mom and Dad were great, but being asked where I was going every time I left the house - or where I'd been every time I returned - got old quickly.

Have a great day!" she sang as she left, flashing just the quickest middle finger as she walked past

time he joined the ranks of explorers who became estranged from this vain ruler.

declare and ordain as free and quit of every obligation of captivity, subjection, and slavery, my captured

declare and ordain as free and quit of every obligation of captivity, subjection, and slavery, my captured slave Enrique, mulatto, native of the city of Malacca, of the age of twenty-six years more or less

and, to his astonishment, the king replied that Magellan was free to do as he

they rarely ate with the crew. To most of the men aboard the fleet, even the flagship, Trinidad, Ferdinand Magellan

You are a free soul and therefore you must choose carefully what you think.