Quotes About Independence

I think a lot of women will be in your situation. They're an important part of the workforce now, and they won't want to give that up when the men come home. They've gotten some independence, even if they're not paid as well as men. That's not fair, but at least they've gotten out of the kitchen, and into offices and factories. It's a big step for women.

I don't want to make a mistake and marry the wrong woman. I'd rather be alone.

women couldn't afford dead-end relationships after the age of twenty-eight, or they ran the risk of getting stuck in them for years

Não se encontra a felicidade à custa de outra pessoa.

him." She always told herself

loved any man. She was committed but never owned. And when it no longer felt right, or got too close, she moved on. Her aloofness was a challenge to most men, and to Jean-Louis. They wanted to possess her and to

excuse never to get attached to anyone or tied down, except to my work. It would be a constant tug-of-war to be a married butler, or one with children. I know some people do it now, and live out

He seemed so far away and suddenly so independent. She couldn't believe the time had finally come for him to leave for college, and she still looked depressed the next day at work.

change?" Liz asked plaintively. They never saw him anymore, he was either at sports, at school, or at his girlfriend's. Ever since he'd gotten his driver's license, she felt as though he only slept there.

try their own wings, and pick up the pieces when they fall. And whatever you do, no matter how hard you try, there's always something you did wrong that they never forgive you for. It's a thankless job. But the best one in the world.

means. And her small, chic penthouse apartment

And with courage came freedom.

quietly. She didn't like being reminded

Do you sit home like the Virgin Mary waiting for Prince Charming to come along? Or do you go out with Prince not-so-charming and at least get out of the house and have some fun while you wait for the right guy to come along?

your goddamn business how rich I am. That's the

Simon, she was more independent

you're quite a woman.

can rent a bed. It's either

Fuck yr heroes, I'm saving myself.

What do you know of a place called 'the colonies'?" "Oh, you'd not be wantin' to be goin' there, sir! 'Tis a heathen place, full up wit' barbarians. I 'ear men there actually fight fer what they believe in…

liberty requires not just the abstract notion that you are free to choose your actions, but also the ability to exercise that freedom.

Australia was not Britain, and its law would not be just British.

Under the Song dynasty, between 960 and 1279, China led the world in many technological innovatons. The Chinese invented clocks, the compass, gunpowder, paper and paper money, porcelein and the blast furnaces to make cast iron before Europe did. They independently developed spinning wheels and waterpower at more or less the same time that these merged at the other end of Eurosia.

la rentabilidad de los imperios coloniales europeos a menudo se basaba en la destrucción de Estados independientes y de economías indígenas de todo el mundo o en la creación de instituciones extractivas esencialmente desde cero.