Quotes About Independence

She needed facts. Facts were bricks. Maybe she could build herself a wall with them, too, one tall and wide and strong enough to keep her alive when he was gone.

My mom lived by herself with two kids. Sacrifice was the name of the game at our house.

Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude.

Okay, now get out of the way. I've got gypsies with me.

Those who use the Bible as a reference for moral behavior are simply cherry-picking those teachings, such as the Golden Rule, that they have independently decided are moral for other reasons, while ignoring those teachings with which they disagree.

We Russians are slaves because we are unable to free ourselves and become citizens rather than subjects.' Alexander Herzen, (1812–1870)

As I have yet to meet a gentleman I wished to spend the rest of my days with, I would say the failure was on their part rather than mine.

Yes, well, there's something to be said for damsels who need rescuing." Thomas's gaze strayed back to Marianne. She would never need rescuing. And wasn't there something to be said for that as well?

Your choices are your only freedom.

She says she glories in being abandoned

The beauty of America is people can do what they like.

Everybody know, I don't do no promoting. I don't ever have to promote nothing, that's the beauty of Lil Wayne.

Never follow the crowd in what you do; the crowd has never produced anything of lasting quality, value or beauty.

The beauty of independence, departure, actions that rely on themselves.

I am in control of all decisions that have to do with my image, which means that no one will decide what's right for me except me. I'm not special. We should all feel this way about ourselves.

I find beauty in a very independent state. It lives quietly. It's there to be discovered.

The beauty of golf, you're in charge out here.

It's all about embracing your inner beauty and just living for yourself.

When a girl is beautiful, she gets to pick - she never has to wait for someone to choose her.

Some say that I was once uncommonly beautiful, but I wouldn't wish beauty on any woman who has not her own freedom, and who chooses not the hands that claim her.

The biggest thing for women to keep in mind is you can't ever let someone define beauty for you. Look in the mirror and say that this is my definition of perfection.

If we want liberation, we must rewrite the Sleeping Beauty myth. No one is coming and no one else is to blame.

Really, when I write a book I'm the only one I have to please. That's the beauty of writing a book instead of a screenplay.

You just have to prove to yourself that you can go out there and be the best that you can be and not prove anything to anyone.