Quotes About Independence

I'm more of the lone wolf.

I didn't have my mom or my dad or cousins or anybody to guide me. I was around a whole bunch of wolves... I was just like, 'Lord, just guide me and weed these snakes out of my life.'

A wise woman wishes to be no one's enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone's victim.

If Disney wants ideas for a princess, make her an independent woman, one who is not afraid to face the daily struggles of life, and refuses to wear expensive dresses. Because we all know life is messy, and those dresses are too pretty to get dirty.

Financial independence is paramount. My mom always says that when a woman is financially independent, she has the ability to live life on her own terms. I think that was the soundest advice that I ever got. No matter where you go in life or who you get married to, you have to be financially independent - whether you use it or not.

A Bond girl must be a strong and independent woman, but at the same time charming and sensual. Those opposite qualities combined together make her interesting. She must be strong but at the same time feminine.

I have an independent streak. You know, it's kind of hard to tell a independent woman what to do.

Every time we liberate a woman, we liberate a man.

A charming woman... doesn't follow the crowd. She is herself.

I feel so blessed that I grew up in the age of the independent woman, the survivor. I had Destiny's Child telling me I didn't need a man to feel good about myself, and I want to carry on that message.

I like a woman that's capable and at the same time feminine. I admire tomboy qualities but with a feminine touch.

Any woman who chooses to behave like a full human being should be warned that the armies of the status quo will treat her as something of a dirty joke. That's their natural and first weapon. She will need her sisterhood.

I am a woman above everything else.

Biggest man law - be a man. Simple: be a man, definition of being a man is being a man. And don't let your woman turn you into a little boy.

My illustrious lordship, I'll show you what a woman can do.

I'm a strong, independent woman.

Physical strength in a woman - that's what I am.

I've never considered myself a feminist, but I'm happy that I've been raised as a strong, independent woman.

I'm a strong black woman, and I cannot be intimidated. I cannot be undermined.

If you're a woman, it's almost impossible to establish a relationship. You're too much for everybody. It's too much. The woman always has to play this role of being fragile and dependent. And if you're not, they're fascinated by you, but only for a little while. And then they want to change you and crush you. And then they leave.

I am not a snowflake. I am not a sweet, infantilising symbol of fragility and life. I am a strong, fierce, flawed adult woman. I plan to remain that way, in life and in death.

If a woman possesses manly virtues one should run away from her; and if she does not possess them she runs away from herself.

You can be an absolute woman and also be smart and tough and not lose your femininity.

The man who never makes a mistake always takes orders from one who does. No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her own way is without enemies.