Quotes About Independence

Liberty and personal independence in America are still a concept some here have never known.

The attributes of sovereignty are now enjoyed by every state in the Union.

I'll never Be such a gosling to obey instinct, but stand As is a man were author of himself And knew no other kin.

If America was trying to keep the bubonic plague out of its hemisphere, Canadians would import it just to show their independence of American foreign policy.

the independence of the artist is one of the great safeguards of the freedom of the human spirit.

Government aid impedes success and creates dependence, while entrepreneurs create success and independence.

Independence was a big, big thing for me. I saw my voice as a way out - when my parents fought, I'd run up to my room, put on The Sound of Music, open the window and sing out. My voice was my escape.

Was I the only woman in the world who, at my age - and after a lifetime of quite rampant independence - still did not quite feel grown up?

I had no place in any coterie, or in any reciprocal self-advertising. I stood alone. I stood outside. I wanted only to learn. I wanted only to write better.

Courage lies in being oneself, in showing complete independence, in loving what one loves, in discovering the deep roots of one's feelings.

There is a great deal of self-will in the world, but very little genuine independence of character.

As long as [our] independence is not achieved, it remains to be achieved.

That is the crux of modern conservatism - government taking strong measures to foster the attitudes and aptitudes necessary for increased individual independence.

We . . . declared our independence 200 years ago, and we are not about to lose it now to paper shufflers and computers.

Instead of idleness, vanity, or an intellect formed by the spoon-feeding of others, my girls have acquired energy, industry, and independence.

One has neither independence nor freedom from bondage when he is obligated to others

The Indian's intercourse with Nature is at least such as admits of the greatest independence of each.

I am not responsible for the successful working of the machinery of society.

Don't go to summer camp. Bury your parents in the backyard and have the place to yourself.

Payne nailing him in the face woke him up. George brought him back his independence. But Beth handed him his crown.

My three-thousand mile walk through Ireland convinced me of one thing - the possibility of organising a proper movement for the independence of my native land.

The objection to conforming to usages that have become dead to you is that it scatters your force. It loses your time and blurs the impression of your character.

Sofia the kind of woman no matter what she have in her hand she make it look like a weapon.

Here was buried Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and Father of the University of Vir