Quotes About Independence

Jamie, have you ever done something for yourself alone—not with any thought of anyone else?

Yes, she said. Jamie's part of me. So are you. ... But neither of you is all of me, she said softly, back turned. I am... what I am. Doctor, nurse, healer, witch - whatever folk call it, the name doesn't matter. I was born to be that; I will be that 'til I die. If I should lose you - or Jamie - I wouldn't be quite a whole person any longer, but I would still have that left...

I said I don't propose to die," William assured him. "And I don't need help.

Men go where they will, they do as they must; it is not a woman's part to bid them stay, nor yet to reproach them for being what they are—or for not coming back.

There's no person I aspire to be. I'm just doing my own thing and seeing what happens - not looking to something and trying to be that.

I don't idolize anyone or aspire to be like anyone.

I believe that all people aspire to be free.

I have never asked anyone for an assignment; never asked a producer or a director for a role.

My father left me when I was 6. My mother tried to take care of all of us on public assistance.

My dad would much rather work a couple jobs than be on government assistance.

I think people can't believe I can still walk and talk and get on the stage without assistance.

I don't have an assistant. I make a lot of people around me my slaves, but no assistant.

I don't have assistants and things in the studio.

I don't associate myself with anything. I don't associate myself with where I'm from or where I am.

I think associate director jobs are the best in the world, because you can do what you want and not have to take responsibility for it!

I always wanted to act, but not because my parents were associated with the industry.

My films are my choices and I am extremely proud to be associated with my projects.

I can't go to parties with my child, and I cannot control whom my child associates with at school. I have to trust and believe that she is capable of making smart choices and will come to me when she needs me.

I've done a lot of astronaut training through the world, Russia, America. And I could always beat the guys on what they were doing because I was always stronger and I've always done everything on my own.

Every successful person needs to have at least one person in their life who's not afraid of them.

I used to make my own food and ate on my own in my room.

One thing about me is that my parents didn't force me to be an athlete.

We don't need any help - the athletes and the coach don't want any help to win.

I got my own sound in Atlanta because I don't listen to anybody's music. When you listen to people's music, you start to say stuff they say as an artist because that's what you've been listening to. Me, I don't listen to anybody. I support, but I don't listen, because I don't want to run with someone style. I do my own thing.