Quotes About Independence

There is no greater education than one that is self-driven.

I would like to see anyone, prophet, king or God, convince a thousand cats to do the same thing at the same time.

You can't trust other people. If it's important, you have to do it yourself.

The current total of countries in the world with First Amendments is one. You have guaranteed freedom of speech. Other countries don't have that.

As far as I'm concerned, the entire reason for becoming a writer is not having to get up in the morning.

What a great and happy place the world was! But you had to be big and grown-up before you could do just what you liked.

in a few moments he came into the core of himself, where he was alone, and felt strangely companioned, not by anyone or anything, but by himself. The rejected self found refuge here, not a cowed refuge, but somehow a wandering ease; as if it were indestructible, and had its own final pride, its own secret eyes.

What you own is your own kingdom / What you do is your own glory / What you love is your own power / What you live is your own story

skip a day's class

CONNIE: You don't even have to say you love me. And when you get bored, just kick me out and give me a letter of recommendation.

One of the reasons I became a writer is that, unlike starting a band, directing movies, or acting in a theatrical production, you can do it alone. Your success and failure depend entirely on yourself.

If you make your own rules in life, rather than going by those laid down by others, you find that it becomes a lot more enjoyable.

Keep on rockin' in the free world!

My private affairs are no concern of society's. Conventions are only made to be broken. Why shouldn't I have my own way of breaking them?

Men she thought, could make a clean break with a woman, could leave in the way Parveen's husband had. Or could even be left, like George and determine to make a life another way. It was women who longed to retain ties and connections, to mix things up in complicated ways.

we have been civilizing the Filipinos up to the point where they are unanimous only on one thing, namely, that they want us to leave."12

People who worry about what others think of them would be surprised at how little they did.

Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated.

Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will.

Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts.

Only free men can negotiate. A prisoner cannot enter into contracts.

I AM THE MASTER OF MY FATE AND THE CAPTAIN OF MY DESTINY.

Money wont create success, the fredom to make it will

Although I am a gregarious person, I love solitude even more.