Quotes About Independence

I wouldn't know how to write a weak female character. I read so much epic fantasy growing up, where you have these sword-wielding, in-your-face warrior maidens.

I thought I was weak and couldn't be on my own. But actually, I can do it; I just need to be a bit braver.

In America, you don't have to be weak, you have to be strong.

There are some men who are frightened by strong women and some men who are nurtured by them and feel nervous, with weak clinging vines. And I am very much of the latter category.

In the modern world, those who are weak will get unambiguous advice from foreign visitors which way to go and what policy course to pursue.

I'm a very strong person, and I think that's why, actually, I find it really infuriating when I read, 'She had a nervous breakdown' or 'She's not very mentally stable, just a weak, frail little creature.'

When it comes to fossil fuels, we're going to find more here and use less. Over time, we're going to become energy independent. I am tired of sending $300 billion overseas to buy oil from people who hate our guts. The choice between a weak economy and a strong environment is a false choice, that is not the choice I'll offer America.

As my family saw them, men were untrustworthy, weak, and selfish. Our mother taught us to get along without them, to get along without much of anything, and to live well and have fun anyway.

You like to be independent, but you will need to learn to ask for help. It doesn't make you weak.

I suppose I have played a lot of put-upon women, but it's never bothered me. They've never been weak - they've always got steel in them.

I have no ability or interest to play that weak, beaten person.

I had never really co-written. I thought it was weak or something if I needed to collaborate.

I think women are strong, and they have never been weak.

When you have a disability, people think you are weak. They think they can prey on you.

I want to convey to women across the globe that they aren't weak. They can fight for themselves and get justice.

My momma wasn't a weak person and she wasn't a complainer. So I don't wanna be like that.

My hope is that Unbreakable will inspire women to believe in themselves, to value themselves and to know that asking for help does not mean you are weak.

I want to work closely with the government but it doesn't mean I become so weak and just toe the government line.

I have done and want to do roles that portray women in a strong light and inspire those women who think they are weak and helpless.

I'm not a strong woman at all. And I'm not a feminist. In fact, I'm very weak.

If you are learning how to box, any type of support will make you weak. Any type of support is counterproductive.

At a time when our moral standing in the world has been weakened by a rubber stamp Justice Department that placed the Bush Administration above the law, we now need someone who is objective and independent. And, make no mistake, Eric Holder is independent.

Not only am I knowledgeable and have a good friend base who can pitch in when I need them, and daughters, but I can afford to pay the people.

Every social network on Earth pitches me, and I say no to nearly every single one of them.