Quotes About Independence

Dr. Bob Jones, Sr. observed, "The Devil did not tempt Adam and Eve to steal, to lie, to kill, to commit adultery; he tempted them to live independently of God.

What is the point of having free will if one cannot occasionally spit in the eye of destiny?

If you're not working on behalf of your own mission and purpose, you're working on behalf of someone else's.

Be ready to walk away. Remember, you only want this deal, you do not need this deal.

you are so dedicated to goals over which you have control, so oblivious to anything over which you don't have control, and so free of neediness that expectations shouldn't even enter into the equation.

It is absolutely imperative that you as a negotiator understand the importance of this point. You do NOT need this deal, because to be needy is to lose control and make bad decisions.

neediness can have—will have—a dramatic, always negative effect on their behavior. You must overcome any neediness at the negotiating table.

Fear of rejection is a sign of neediness—specifically, the need to be liked.

The serious negotiator understands that he or she cannot go out into the world spending emotional energy in the effort to be liked, to be smart, to be important.

Rechazar los requerimientos de Dios no nos libera para que disfrutemos de nuestra independencia. En cambio, nos lleva a ataduras cada vez más complicadas. Dios

Well, we lost a lot of our independence already. We are dependent on China for credit. We are dependent on Middle Eastern countries for energy supplies. And many Americans are dependent on the government for their income, health care, education of their children, food stamps.

art"? Simply stated, give control away when you don't need it, so you can get some back when you do!

The thing to remember about dealing with our kids' fights is to butt out of them. Expect them to handle their squabbles themselves. This may be the toughest parenting principle to follow because kids desperately want our intervention. In fact, our intervention makes it safe for them to fight. They know we'll step in before anyone gets hurt

Kids have minds of their own. They want to exert their independence and do their own thinking. They blow off the things that are forced onto them and embrace the things they want to believe. If we want to pass our values down to them, we must present those values in a way our kids can accept: in our actions and words. Kids' values come from what they see and hear. They don't accept what we try to drive into their heads through lecturing.

The best solution to any problem lies within the skin of the person who rightfully owns the problem.

My advice is, do not try to inhabit another's soul. You have your own.

I think if you study--if you learn too much of what others have done, you may tend to take the same direction as everybody else.

The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow.

The opposite of courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow.

The opposite of courage is not cowardice, it is conformity.

Even a little dog can piss on a big building.

America was not built by conformists, but by mutineers.

It is better to rely on one's self alone. In my cat-life, all our training is founded on suspicion. I can see that it is just the same in the life of men. Those who confide in others are only betrayed. It is better to keep silent and to be treacherous one's self.

If anyone tells you there is only one way, their way, get as far away from them as possible, both physically and philosophically.