Quotes About Independence

O imitators, you slavish herd!

I don't want to follow the herd.

I'm my own hero on the sets; why should I work with other heroes? The Khans did not want to work with me when I started. Why should I work with them now?

The stories I want to tell are when we're our own heroes and our own enemies, and I don't think that's a rude thing to ask for. I don't think that's something I should apologize for.

Robert Herring had enough trust in me to think I could carry my own show.

I like a woman who takes care of herself - it says something about the way she'll care for me.

All a woman needs is a good bath, clean clothes, and for her hair to be combed. These things she can do herself. I very seldom go to the hairdresser, but when I do, I just marvel.

Mother had to support herself at age 18 because it was during the depression and when my grandfather lost the farm and there was no place for her; she worked as an assistant to a maid.

My mother is amazing. She moved from Surrey to London, taught herself English, and found a job.

I need a woman who is secure and loves herself first. Then she can share that love and light with me.

There are obviously a lot of negative connotations that go along with being a Diva. But to me, being a Diva is someone who takes care of herself, that looks fabulous, is always on point with her fashion, and doesn't care what anybody thinks.

A girl, whether in the industry or out of it, has to protect herself.

My mother was a proud and capable woman. She was among the first class of college graduates after China's Cultural Revolution, then immigrated to the U.S. by herself.

My wife doesn't want to go. She says, 'I am your wife, I will do as a wife should.' But she is worried about what she will do in Chicago, all by herself.

I don't want to be someone saying 'Hey, why don't you use my boy?' You can ask Mr. McMahon or anybody. Never once. Cody calls his own shots.

I've never had any real big blow-ups. I go against the grain. Hey, it's life, I'm happy.

What America was built on was being able to say, 'Hey, we're going to come in and use our resources to build for ourselves and our communities and build around that. We're not going to depend on others.'

I'm the type of guy who, right as I'm taking off, I'm deciding, 'Hey, where do I want to go today?'

With my first three albums I did everything on my own. It was what I was used to and where I felt comfortable. I would write the lyrics and music and hide the songs from everyone until I felt confident enough for anyone to hear them.

I don't hide. I never have. I stay at home because I like to stay at home, and at home I work.

I can't deal with high maintenance chicks.

I'm not going to deny that knowing someone in high places can sometimes get the job done. That's the name of the game. A son or daughter of someone famous will get a break. But once they're in there, they're on their own.

I never had a car in high school or college.

I had a serious boyfriend in high school, but we would take breaks in between. You shouldn't always have a boyfriend!