Quotes About Independence

Be free; hope for nothing from anyone. I am sure if you look back upon your lives you will find that you were always vainly trying to get help from others which never came.

'All men are created equal', 'government by consent of the governed', 'give me liberty or give me death'. Well, those are not just clever words, or those are not just empty theories.

A good mentor offers directions and driving tips from the back seat. You still have to drive the car.

People are best convinced by things they themselves discover.

Nobody controls me. I'm uncontrollable. The only one who can control me is me, and even that's barely possible.

I will not surrender responsibility for my life and my actions.

You would not want to be responsible for someone else's happiness, so please do not hold someone else responsible for yours!

Dependence is misery. Independence is happiness.

The key to your universe is that you can choose.

If you want success, then don't rely on other people to do what YOU can do!

Always remember, Son, the best boss is the one who bosses the least. Whether it's cattle, or horses, or men; the least government is the best government.

People don't have to like or support you. So you always have to say thank you.

Were born to be players, not pawns.

Industry suffers from the managerial dogma that for the sake of stability and continuity, the company should be independent of the competence of individual employees.

Only disciplined people become free, but their discipline is not obedience to others: their discipline is obedience to their own inner voice. And they are ready to risk anything for it.

Financial independence is about having more choices.

Don't allow the approval and attention of others to destroy you.

Coaches are okay, I guess, but I prefer to do things my own way.

People may create your dreams with you, not for you. It's you and only you who has to think, start and continue.

You are your own best friend. Listen to yourself more often than someone else.

If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they're yours; if they don't they never were.

I don't want to lose you, but I don't want to use you just to have someone by my side.

Loving someone is setting them free, letting them go.

Why do you have to break up with her? Be a man. Just stop calling.