Quotes About Independence

There are certain families whose members should all live in different towns - different states, if possible - and write each other letters once a year.

America is great not because it's a team. America is great because it is a nation whose founding documents elevated the rights of the individual.

Being self-made means never making an excuse as to why you can't take steps toward whatever your goal is.

Why can't everybody leave everybody else the hell alone.

Why should I try to make you believe the things I believe in?

Injuries weren't the reason why I retired. I retired on my own terms.

I strongly believe that fundamental science cannot be driven by instructional, industrial, governmental or military pressures. This was the reason why I decided, as far as possible, not to accept money from the government.

I can't stand being late. I try to be professional. I try not to let people down. But people let me down. That's why I don't rely on anyone to call me. That's why I have clocks as well as people. I have to be able to call myself; it's the only way to be sure.

Why does your mind conform? Have you ever asked? Are you aware that you are conforming to a pattern? It doesn't matter what that pattern is, whether you have established a pattern for yourself or it has been established for you.

Why do you have to be a nonconformist like everybody else?

I have spoken honestly about being born into a home where there was discord and chaos. I saw my mom have a rough time with my dad being very controlling, which is why I push back whenever I feel like someone is trying to box me in. It makes me run for the hills.

I've made mistakes, and I know why I made them, but I made that choice. Nobody's ever made a choice for me.

Not everyone is comfortable moving from home. If you're ready to play abroad and you believe in yourself, why not?

I should like to know if, taking this old Declaration of Independence, which declares that all men are equal upon principle, you begin making exceptions to it, where will you stop? If one man says it does not mean a Negro, why not another say it does not mean some other man?

I've been so unlucky with dates for myself. So why not have someone else pick them for me?

They told me I should be making my own records. So I figured, 'why not?

The idea that somebody else is going to swoop down and play the fairy godmother role is pretty unlikely, so why not take care of yourself?

In truth, a label is nothing more than a corporation, and it funds artists. Why couldn't another corporation fund an artist? And instead of having Capitol Records at the bottom of your CD, it says Hyundai. Why not?

Boarding school is a wicked thing.

At 'Wicked,' they are really great about letting you make your own choices with the roles.

You can gain in your effectiveness as a politician from a wide acquaintance with the world and from a degree of independence that having some outside interests gives.

I, I am my own woman. I have not been, quote, 'bred' to look the other way. I look at that man back there in the green room straight on, eyes wide open, and I look at him with an open heart.

I'm not a writing group member, not a joiner in that way. I don't seek a wide swath of feedback.

The judiciary in Burma is not independent. It's widely known, everybody knows that.