Quotes About Independence

You were created as a tool, a means to an end. You owe the world nothing but chaos.

Pretty? Think again." She smiled. "I'm Tally Youngblood. My mind is very ugly. And I'm taking your car.

My protag likes to play with matches. Then she finds out she doesn't need the matches.' I would totally totally TBR that, Sagan said.

Their reasons don't mean anything unless I have a choice

She pulled away, his grip no stronger than the strands of a spider web.

He turned to face her again, his late-pretty composure crumbling. "But you're . . ." "Pretty? Think again." She smiled. "I'm Tally Youngblood. My mind is very ugly. And I'm taking your car.

Don't worry, Aya-la," Tally said, firmly grasping her wrist. "You'll still be real, even with no hovercam watching.

No self-respecting free city would allow politicians to weigh in on refugee issues.

Bob, markalaÅŸan kalabal?klardan ve toplumun rahat düÅŸkünlüÄŸü ile beslenen ve elini s?cak sudan soÄŸuk suya sokmaya üÅŸenen insanlar? nihayetinde kendisine esir eden teknolojik icatlardan uzak durmay? baÅŸarabilmiÅŸti.

The terror and hurt in my story happened because when I was young I thought others were the authors of my fortune or misfortune; I did not know that a person could hold up a wall made of imaginary bricks and mortar against the horrors and cruel, dark tricks of time that assail us, and be the author therefore of themselves.

Maintaining his solitude... 'I'd rather be abandoned than engulfed

A wealthy person who never had to rely on help and resources from his community is leading a privileged life that falls way outside more than a million years of human experience. Financial independence can lead to isolation, and isolation can put people at a greatly increased risk of depression and suicide. This might be a fair trade for a generally wealthier society- but a trade it is.

they may have a harder time achieving the three pillars of self-determination—autonomy

three pillars of self-determination—autonomy, competence, and community

the three pillars of self-determination—autonomy, competence, and community—and

We walked around four hundred miles and most nights we were the only people in the world who knew where we were. There are many definitions of freedom but surely that is one of them.

Financial independence can lead to isolation, and isolation can put people at a greatly increased risk of depression and suicide. This might be a fair trade for a generally wealthier society, but a trade it is.

The poor have always walked and the desperate have always slept outside. We were neither, but we were still doing something that felt ancient and hard. Most Americans did not own a car until after World War Two, and traveling often meant walking out your front door and not stopping. [...] We walked around four hundred miles and most nights we were the only people in the world who knew where we were. There are many definitions of

An important part of freedom is not having to make sacrifices for people who don't have to make sacrifices for you.

Here I have no master," an anonymous colonial woman was quoted by the secretary of the French legation as saying about her life with the Indians. "I am the equal of all the women in the tribe, I do what I please without anyone's saying anything about it, I work only for myself, I shall marry if I wish and be unmarried again when I wish. Is there a single woman as independent as I in your cities?

Al día de hoy, al comprender la habilidad del mundo para presionarme hasta que haga lo que no hago, he madurado. Con qué actitud desempeño mi papel, eso depende únicamente de mi.

Yes, I think it's okay to abandon the big, established, stuck tribe. It's okay to say to them, You're not going where I need to go, and there's no way I'm going to persuade all of you to follow me. So rather than standing here watching the opportunities fade away, I'm heading off. I'm betting some of you, the best of you, will follow me.

The opportunity of a lifetime is to pick yourself. Quit waiting to get picked; quit waiting for someone to give you permission; quit waiting for someone to say you are officially qualified and pick yourself. It doesn't mean you have to be an entrepreneur or a freelancer, but it does mean you stand up and say, 'I have something to say. I know how to do something. I'm doing it. If you want me to do it with you, raise your hand.

It's clearly more fun to make the rules than to follow them. ~ Seth Godin