Quotes About Independence

Two things children shall receive from their parents: roots and wings

Nem lesz hazája senki másnak,Erdély örökre Erdély marad.

The road my elders dictate is a narrow one, and I no longer believe it to be the road to wisdom. I choose my ow road. I choose to do the right thing, as you call it. I would not choose another companion for that road, and should you choose to walk that road with me, it would be..," his voice faltered, unable to put words to Alain's feelings, but he met her eyes, trying to let his feelings show. Perhaps he succeeded this time, because once again Mari blushed and bent her head.

Excuse me," Kira said. "I am perfectly capable of getting myself into a mess. Isn't that what the Senior Mechanics tried to say about my mother? That someone else was leading her astray? I'm in this mess because of my decisions.

You Can't Hire Someone Else to Do Your Push-ups for You

If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking. George S. Patton

Rick decided to publish it himself. To promote the book, he took a booth at a regional

What others think about you is none of your business.

As a free people, keeping federal power in check is something that should be of concern to us all. The fundamental value of freedom is what sets us apart from the rest of the world. We are citizens, not subjects, and we must stay ever vigilant that we remain

Good. Remember. No one is coming. It's up to us. Take your positions.

Why bother? Why in the world would I need a new man in my life at this time? Such foolishness. I might get a dog, though, one of those cute Shih Tzus or a Pomeranian. Their messes are easier to dispose of than those of men, who are sloppier. I would have my dog neutered, though, so I wouldn't have to deal with those foolish impulses when another dog strolls by and they do that silly tail sniffing. How gross.

Henry Miller once wrote: "No man is great enough or wise enough for any of us to surrender our destiny to. The only way in which anyone can lead us is to restore to us the belief in our own guidance."3

who proved that you don't have to do what your parents want, or what your boyfriend wants, for you to be happy. You just have to be yourself, for there is no love greater than self love

My friend, you are truly yourself alone. God must have broken the mould after turning you out.

She had always given too much of her life over to relationships, and they'd never quite worked out. Now she was simplifying her life in favor of her career. It gave her a sense of control to watch herself succeeding, and a great deal of satisfaction.

Freedom has a price. Most people aren't willing to pay it.

But I am I. And I won't subordinate my taste to the unanimous judgment of mankind

He was a killer, a thing that preyed, living on the things that lived, unaided, alone, by virtue of his own strength and prowess, surviving triumphantly in a hostile environment where only the strong survive.

I don't wanna be a product of my environment; I want my environment to be a product of me.

I used to think that one of the great signs of security was the ability to just walk away.

Shane was looking down the road and on to the open plain and the horse was obeying the silent command of the reins. He was riding away and I knew that no word or thought could hold him. The big horse, patient and powerful, was already settling into the steady pace that had brought him into our valley, and the two, the man and the horse, were a single dark shape in the road as they passed beyond the reach of the light from the windows

I do read books. I suppose it's more or less the same thing, but at least I'm alone and I'm an individual. I can stop anytime I want, which I frequently do.

I don't read other science fiction. I don't read any at all.

I was always very independent and looked out for myself. I think that ability really helped me in later years both in sports and in theatre.