Quotes About Independence

because I don't want him to know but because I don't want Alexander to know. Perhaps part of the reason for my discomfort lies there; I don't like to see a fiercely strong and independent man like Boyd acting as a mouthpiece for a snake like

The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself.

He was thirteen that year, the age when children splinter off and abandon the old loves.

was the sum of my experiences. I was my own person. I was who I needed to be, not what someone else wanted me to be.

I used to believe everything I read, but now I'm steppin' out.

People who have taught themselves how to live — what to be, what to do — from reading great works will not be overly susceptible to the culture industry's latest wares. They'll be able to sample them, or turn completely away—they'll have better things on their minds.

shakes alone." Nick

Those who have been coddled often develop a form of crazy in which they tell themselves, "Someone will do things for me." Consequently, they feel entitled to success and happiness without having to earn it.

To a small extent, these three brains work together. To a greater extent, however, they tend to pull apart and function independently—especially when we're under stress. When that happens and the reptile or mammal brain takes control, the human thinking brain is eclipsed, and we shift into primal brain functions.

And I know I can do this because I went to London on my own, and because I solved the mystery…and I was brave and I wrote a book and that means I can do anything.

And it occurred to him that there were two parts to being a better person. One part was thinking about other people. The other part was not giving a toss what other people thought.

If you don't learn to feed yourself, you wind up dumpster diving for someone else's leftovers.

A cartoonist creates his whole universe without any input.

A man with a rifle is a citizen; a man without one is merely a subject.

Live like a student while you are in school, so you don't have to live like a student after you graduate.

I don't like definitions, but if there is a definition of freedom, it would be when you have control over your reality to transform it, to change it, rather than having it imposed upon you. You can't really ask for more than.

This Republican party dances to whatever tunes come into Mr. Trump's head," wrote Edward Luce of the Financial Times.

Yo! You're my dope dealer not my thesis adviser. If I wanted your opinion about my dissertation, I'd have asked for it, Motherfucker!

GET OUT OF MY HEAD, YOU STUPID CRIPPLE!

Solitude and loneliness are two separate things. One you choose out of wisdom, the other out of necessity." -Mark Miller

Understand that no one can give you freedom. Freedom is a treasure that must be stolen.

Never forget: dupes believe, slaves fear, and rebels defy.

In the Boston of my childhood, willpower was all-important. If you wanted something badly enough, you could have it. This maxim included curing yourself of paralysis.

To make a real independent film where the filmmaker is in charge creatively, one must sacrifice personal, financial, and physical well-being.