Quotes About Independence

I knew deep down that I was going to have my little girl, even if I had to raise her on my own, which is what I did.

I looked to my brothers, I looked to other people to basically tell me who I was. But deep inside I knew who I was and I knew what I wanted to do.

Playing in the National Football League, you're told, you know, where to be, when to be there, what to wear, how to be there. Being able to step away from that, I have an opportunity to look deeper into myself and look for what's real.

We are quite rich enough to defend ourselves, whatever the cost. We must now learn that we are quite rich enough to educate ourselves as we need to be educated.

We haven't had to defend anything to anybody.

In school and college, there have been instances where I wish I knew how to defend myself.

I always believe, as a woman, it's powerful to be able to pull your own body weight and be able to defend yourself.

Bring up your daughters with courage. When the future becomes one filled with questions, they might have to fight against it. Women must be able to defend themselves.

A band can define their own success.

My mother wanted me to understand that as a woman I could do pretty much whatever I wanted to, that I didn't have to use sex or sexuality to define myself.

The way I define what I do is, basically, I do whatever I want.

I don't allow Hollywood to define my joy, my happiness, and my peace because you'll be screwed. You have to be very careful.

Not having a great relationship with my brother Aaron, or what people think that relationship should be, didn't define me.

I don't want people to define me. That's the best way for an actor to grow.

We are Madrid, and we want to define our own philosophy. We don't want to be compared to anyone.

I have lived life enough to know that I define myself.

I've been able to define who I am and my brother is able to do his thing.

This is not me, WWE doesn't define who Ashley is.

Trump doesn't define my destiny, only I do and the Lord above.

At the end of the day, the way I go about it is don't let somebody else's opinion of you define who you are. Don't let other people's thoughts or whatever it is be true.

I'm finding my self worth. At 21, this is the very beginning, even though I feel so old. This is the time you figure out who you are, and don't let anyone define you.

I'm not defined by where I came from.

I have defined values and I'm honest about those leanings. But I have no allegiance to any particular political team. I only have an allegiance to those values and the truth. And I'm open to hearing how I'm wrong and I'm open to being the butt of the joke.

It's opportunity. It's opportunity, not a check from government - it's opportunity that has always driven America and defined us as Americans.