Quotes About Independence

All the artists out there, I ask you and beg you: Take over your ship. It's your career. It's your life.

You can't beg from people what they're not willing to give you.

I don't beg.

I'm not the type of guy to be begging for a fight.

The American Revolution was a beginning, not a consummation.

Nobody can come and develop Africa on behalf of Africans.

After winning 'K-pop Star' and debuting as a singer, I had a team of people who helped me. But then I realized that to do my own music, there's work that I myself had to take care of and no one can do it on behalf of me. So I started writing my own music.

I want to behave more like a boy... I want to be the strong one.

Women behaving badly has always been funny, to me personally, so I knew I wanted to do something like that.

I'm not going to be told that I shouldn't be doing anything, or behaving in any particular way at any age of my life.

If you're beholden to your dad, then you have to do what he says. I couldn't have that!

Sometimes, being a girl away from home - it gets to you.

I do say all I've ever written about is being alone. And most people take that as, 'Oh, that's so sad.' And I always say, 'No. No, all I ever write about is being alone, and sometimes that's a beautiful, beautiful thing.'

For me, it's always been draining to be around people for too long because I'm naturally a pretty expressionless person. From an early age, I found being alone incredibly liberating.

I am not afraid of being alone and single.

Sure, there are times when I'd like to have someone romantically in my life, but then I think about my life as a whole and realize I'm generally happy being alone.

I actually like being alone. I spend most evenings reading and taking long baths.

I love being alone.

I'm such a team player, and I love being in a group setting. You're used to looking to your left and right and someone being there. When you're out there on your own, you're like, 'Oh, boy.'

If you really believe in yourself, you cannot listen to other people.

I'm no longer a believer in politicians endorsing other politicians.

I'm a strong believer in just doing your thing. No matter what.

I am a strong believer to follow your own path, no matter what people think.

I came of age believing that, no matter what happened, I would always be able to support myself.