Quotes About Independence

Mom promised me she'd only activate the tracker if I went missing, but when I stopped to buy gum after school last month, she texted me to get a quart of milk. Coincidence? I think not.

Parents are the keepers of their children's memories until they're old enough to hold their own.

The message of this book is not that every woman should read or watch pornography. It is that every woman should decide for herself.

Real protection means teaching children to manage risks on their own, not shielding them from every hazard.

We know that freedom has a price. Democracy has a price. But maybe we paid a price that is higher than freedom and higher than democracy. There is always a price for freedom. But not this much.

if the world had helped us from the beginning, we never would have reached this point. Some think that we're religious fundamentalists. But nobody forces me to fast during Ramadan.

Here in Germany they respect that I'm strong and independent. But I've also realized how Syrian I am. The way I enjoy human interaction, the way I let people into my life—this is our Syrian, our Arab culture.

Please do not make me reach for my inner Annie Oakley because she often hangs out with my inner Calamity Jane.

As far as I know, Gwyneth Paltrow has not compared herself to me today, so I've decided that I will not compare myself to her.

I wanted to peel myself off of me.

No matter how lonely you get or how many birth announcements you receive, the trick is not to get frightened. There's nothing wrong with being alone.

the fact that her children were so obviously living their own lives was bittersweet. Their independence was what you hoped for and worked toward, but the reality was you just weren't that critical anymore.

I got my first driver's license in Michigan when I turned twelve.

My definition of cool is finding your own definition of cool and not necessarily taking your lead from what other people tell you or from what you might read from magazines or see on TV.

Haïti changera un jour et Haïti retrouvera respect et dignité.

Haitians are being punished for being the first black nation that helped and Taught many countries how to get their freedom. Through the years, Haiti is being punished for the liberation of many slaves around the world. Unfortunately, that's why they don't want Haiti to prosper.

Yo pini Ayiti paske Ayiti se premye nasyon nwa ki te ede epi montre anpil peyi kijan pou yo jwenn libète yo. Pandan ane yo, yo pini Ayiti pou liberasyon anpil esklav atravè lemond.

I travel without barely any luggage. Just a second set of underwear and binoculars and a map and a toothbrush.

A free conscience is not bound by its own opinion."

All birds have wings, those who believe in freedom don't live in cages. But there are those who know what freedom is, but prefer to be trapped in their own opinions.

Don't worry so much about others, panda bear eats bamboo like a heart of palm.

Free yourself to be free."

The best way to live your life is not to depend on mine.

the determined seed grows regardless of the opinion of trees that do not bear fruit.