Quotes About Independence

It has long been apparent that many people in the media don't believe you're competent to make your own decisions.

I'm not at all competitive. I'd rather play Solitaire than ping-pong.

I'm not going to grouse and complain when there's nothing I can do about it. Once you've broken up with somebody, arguing with them is not going to bring them back. You may want to stop their Twitter account or call them up late at night, but they made the decision to leave.

It's just cool for a girl to be able to do her own thing. I do a lot of movies, and I'm very lucky, and I'm not complaining. But in movies, alongside big action men, we've always got to take a step back and let the men shine.

What I found out is, I need complete autonomy. I can't have nobody looking over my shoulder saying I can't say this or that.

I will always have a career. I believe in working. I don't believe that taking care of your house and children is enough for a woman. You don't feel complete.

People assume that all artists make for terrible business people, but I'm in complete charge of my own career.

You should never need a guy to make you feel complete.

I still can't set up the ironing-board. A complete Luddite.

I'm not going to compromise or not say what I want for anyone.

I got to Brighton in the late 90s and discovered samplers. Suddenly, I could be my own band with a guitar and sampler, getting my drums in charity shop records. It was better than bashing around in someone's basement, trying to compromise ideas.

I've nothing against schools! I'm against compulsory schooling.

I proudly tell people, 'I have no computer,' so as not to be ashamed of having no computer.

I must concentrate all my efforts in the attainment of freedom for my people.

It's not a bad idea to be single, so I can concentrate on my job.

I don't really think about or pay any mind to what everyone thinks about my fighting style or if they watch me fight; I just concentrate on myself.

I was very into the truancy concept.

I don't concern myself with where I fit in. I just keep my head down and keep doing whatever it is I'm going.

Every woman likes her own way, but no woman can endure to see another woman master even over a man who does not concern her.

Everybody has their own way to deal with it. I don't concern myself with other people's - whether or not they want to come out, it's not something for me think about.

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

I don't have to be concerned about everybody else's character.

I talk about beepers going off in the middle of a concert and people being late and not apologizing, and people not RSVP-ing, and adult children going back to live with their parents, which we didn't have in the '60s and '70s.

Money isn't automatically freedom. You need to look carefully at what you're doing to earn the money before you can conclude that you are, in practice, free. This is a cost-benefit analysis we should all perform on our own lives.