Quotes About Independence

In general I usually don't really go by or live my life by a clock and outside of touring I don't really ask anyone else to. It's not out of lack of respect for anyone or intentional.

I've grown up a lot, I'm on my own, and I've learned some valuable life lessons.

I had to do something," she said. "I couldn't just sit and wait for life to happen to me any longer.

but whatever came, she had resolved never again to belong to another than herself.

To meet somebody who's able to harness the level of courage it takes to walk away and to choose your own life and your own health, the well-being of your family, is really inspiring.

Getting married and settling down isn't the most important thing in my life.

Two things are necessary, the development of individuality and the participation of the individual in a truly social life.

The day you graduate from childhood to adulthood is the day you take full responsibility for your life.

People say that you're going the wrong way when it's simply a way of your own.

I had a very strong-willed mother, who I totally adored. She was always in control of her life.

You and only you are responsible for your life choices and decisions.

You don't want to depend on an editor. If you want to regret something for the rest of your life, you want to make sure you're responsible for it.

The best advice I can give is to ignore advice. Life is too short to be distracted by the opinions of others.

You might not want to burn your bridges when you're standing on an island.

If I was designing a home for Libby Strout, it would be exceptional. It would be one of a kind. It would be bright red with a tin roof, at least two stories, possibly more, a state-of-the-art art weather station, and lots of turrets. Also a tower, but not one to lock her in. It would be a place where she could sit and look out over and beyond the town, as far as the horizon, maybe even past it.

You make your own path.

Some people hate him because they think he's weird and he gets into fights and gets kicked out of school and does what he wants. Some people worship him because he's weird and he gets into fights and gets kicked out of school and does what he wants.

Everyone goes on with their lives and maybe I can't keep up. Maybe I don't want to.

If there was one thing I'd learned, it was that you were responsible for your own ship. You had to look after the engine and make sure the plane was in order and ready to be flown. You were in charge of plotting your course. When you were in the pilot's seat, it was your hand on the throttle, no one else's. If your oil ran out or you lost your engine or the engine caught fire and you had to crash, you were the one saving yourself. No one else could do it for you.

I have songs to write and songs to sing and planes to fly and I want to see my old yellow truck again.

You don't dress to please a girl—especially not a girl like that. You dress to please yourself. If she doesn't like you for you, then you don't need her.

If I want to carry a purse, I'm going to carry it. I'm not going to not carry it just because they don't like it." And in that moment, this scrawny kid with big ears is my hero.

I take a good long look at her. I know life well enough to know you can't count on things staying around or standing still, no matter how much you want them to. You can't stop people from dying. You can't stop them from going away either. I know myself well enough to know that no one else can keep you awake or keep you from sleeping. That's all on me too. But man, I like this girl.

Everyone goes on with their lives, and maybe I can't keep up. Maybe I don't want to.