Quotes About Independence

Do not desire to fit in. Desire to lead."- Mary Kay Ash

Following the herd reduces you to a cow.

The government, under my leadership, will act to implement the rule of law and to maintain the independence of the judicial system, which is one of the pillars of maintaining a democratic system.

Spoon feeding, in the long run, teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.

I am convinced that the best learning takes place when the learner takes charge.

Children learn how to make good decisions by making decisions, not by following directions.

Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality.

Knowledge is that possession that no misfortune can destroy, no authority can revoke, and no enemy can control. This makes knowledge the greatest of all freedoms.

Like jilted and disappointed lovers, some of my students just want to be left alone.

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. The only function of a school is to make self-education easier; failing that, it does nothing.

The bottom line is, if you're not the one controlling your learning, you're not going to learn as well.

The best education consists in immunizing people against systematic attempts at education.

As far as I have seen, at school...they aimed at blotting out one's individuality.

Self-discovery means learning to live free!

Thank goodness my education was neglected.

In missional churches, the baby birds have been pushed out of the nest and are learning to fly for themselves.

We have to learn to make our own way through a complex world without the benefit of an accepted trustworthy route map.

the final lesson of learning to be independent - widowhood ... is the hardest lesson of all.

Self-study, in a sense of learning by yourself without anybody teaching you anything, has an enormous value.

It is really an alienation to believe that learning is the result of teaching.

My grandmother wanted me to get a good education, so she kept me as far away from schools as possible.

A great way to learn about your country is to leave it.

I've learned quite a lot, over the years, by avoiding what I was supposed to be learning.

I am learning to get online myself, and I will have that down fairly soon, getting on myself.