Quotes About Independence

Managing yourself, writing and performing your own music can teach you a lot.

If I want another job, I'll get one. I haven't set a date of when to stop managing.

I wasn't able to see my son as much as I wanted. I thought it would be easy living on my own, do what I want and then travel up to Manchester to see my son, but it wasn't like that.

I am very proud of my three years there, of having decided to go to Manchester first - at 17, it was the perfect time for me to leave home because it helped make me as a person.

The most common criticism I get is that I'm being manipulated and you shouldn't use children in political ways, because that is abuse, and I can't think for myself and so on. And I think that is so annoying! I'm also allowed to have a say - why shouldn't I be able to form my own opinion and try to change people's minds?

I really love going places without a map.

Media seems to be obsessed with this idea of everybody marching to the same beat.

I've had to prove myself. But I'm driven, and I would love to make my own mark on the world.

My parentage set me up to want to make a life of my own in the arts, but also contributed to my feeling a certain amount of pressure, especially in my early years, to figure out who I was and how to make my own mark.

When you're in the car, how well you do is down to you and you alone-no band, no management, no marketing.

I don't think I should have been married... to anybody.

I don't want to marry again. I did that.

The only person I'll marry is myself. Believe me, my ego is that big.

I am scared when I hear the word 'marriage' but I cannot say to my family that I don't want to marry at all.

I just never was the marrying kind.

I'm an educated woman, and I don't believe in marrying off a 15-year-old girl.

Learn to drive? Never, said Quentin. My mission in life is to be a passenger.

I don't think I will get married," Polly said as she stood up. "I'm going to train to be a hero instead.

Do you mind not being so kind and obedient? It makes me nervous.

You go and find who you really are, and don't let anyone stop you.

Oh! Polly thought. Why aren't all girls locked up by law the year they turn fifteen? They do such stupid things!

It was time for a strong-minded woman to take charge. Abdullah was quite glad that Sophie was one.

He held out his hand to Sophie, just like Mrs. Pentstemmon, but a little less royally. Sophie levered herself up, wondering if she was meant to kiss this hand or not. But since she felt more like raising her stick and beating the King over the head with it, she shook the King's hand and gave a creaking little curtsy.

Polly finished her huge narrative during the summer term. The day after she had finished it, she went round with the oddest mixture of feelings, pride at having got it done, sick of the sight of it and glad it was over, and completely lost without it.