Quotes About Independence

Liberty is the most precious gift we offer our citizens.

Four hundred million in India, and millions everywhere, have told you, precisely, that the colored people are not going to die for anybody: they are going to die for their independence.

For me, being able to go anywhere you want, with an element of precision and control, has been the goal.

It sounds precocious, but I knew that I had to listen to my own inner voice and ignore what everyone else was saying, even my mum.

When you work and earn money as a child, you need to be confident, but it can make you a bit precocious, and I think I was a bit of a pain for a while when I was young.

I don't have role models or watch much TV. I go to awards ceremonies but often I don't even know who the people are. I think that's good, because then you don't have preconceived ideas about them.

We have to hate our immediate predecessors to get free of their authority.

Being that I started so young and super independent from the ground up, talking to people in the same predicament that I once was in is humbling. It makes you appreciative of the come-up and how far I have come. It is inspiring.

I'm not a predictable black liberal.

It's perfectly O.K. to not be completely predictable. I am a person, and I have individual opinions that may not line up ideologically.

I know it can be difficult for parents, but I really do believe that kids need to play the predominant role in the choices that go into their own space.

I prefer to work alone and do everything alone, even today.

I think it's fine for girls to ask boys out. I actually prefer it.

I prefer to be the captain of the ship, call the shots and be more creative.

I would hate now to be married. It does occur to me on occasion that, if I fall and hit my head, there will be no one to make the phone call. But who wants to think about that disaster, I'd prefer not to.

I prefer home school because you learn more by yourself than when you're around other people because you get distracted.

I am loathe to get married again. I've been married enough; I just prefer to forget it.

Sometimes when my mom finds a fun article and really wants me to read it, I will. But I prefer to just kind of focus on what I want to do and not really what other people are saying, because I don't want that to affect me too much.

Some actors don't want to, but I prefer to. I like to collaborate. Sometimes you have to keep it to yourself, and people want to do their own thing.

Acting is a whole boatload of fun, but I prefer to do it on my own terms.

There's a lot of creative freedom. Acting is a whole boatload of fun, but I prefer to do it on my own terms.

Even I have certain depictions that I personally don't like, but I don't believe artists should necessarily follow a particular person's preference. They should focus on the things they like and follow their own desires.

These days, meals are more open to personal preferences. People like to serve themselves.

I never want to have to ask my husband for money. Never! That's incomprehensible to me. Would he have preferred that I change my name? Probably. But that's OK!