Quotes About Autonomy

It's her privilege to say or think whatever she wants. It's mine to ignore her.

And if I'm in control, then no one can hurt me.

He raised an eyebrow. "You plan whatever you want. I'll be

She belonged to no club and was a member of nothing in the world.

If government is to respect people's autonomy, or to treat them with dignity, it should not deprive them of freedom. It should treat them as adults, rather than children or infants.

It might also count as an insult to dignity, and a form of infantilization, if the government constantly reminds people of things that they already know.

John was a man of few words and many grunts and one of his grunts could express a volume. He had a variety of them which he adapted as the situation arose. But they all seemed to express his view on life, the principle of which was, 'you leave me be, and I'll leave you be';

Because you're tired of being an obedient daughter and fiancée. Tired of always doing what everyone else expects of you, never calling the shots yourself.

DOOKU: The past does not define you, Ventress. The future does not define you. I define you.

Somewhere along the way, without me even noticing, I grew up Alex. For once, I couldn't take advice from anyone around me about what I should or shouldn't do. I couldn't go running to mum and dad and I can't compare my marriage to anybody else's, we all follow our own rules.

Paths are so much clearer when people stop looking at what everyone else is doing and instead concentrate on themselves.

Wanting everything that's mine to actually be mine and not at the mercy of others and their mistakes.

You are responsible for your own life and what happens in it, so are the other people.

It's not his job to mind her, or is it? Perhaps that's a job he's given himself, placing himself in a position of importance for his own ego.

If you think I'm going to let you take over my life, you're wrong.

And that's what the problem was – Kitty had finally nailed it. In the six months of Etcetera stories that Kitty had pored over, she now realised she hadn't written a single article that had been an idea of her own. Each story had been proposed by Pete or Cheryl or by somebody else who had enough on their own plate and was unable to write it. She hadn't noticed it happening because she hadn't minded.

Well, I'll tell you one thing, you can give him all the help in the world, but unless he learns to fend for himself, it'll be useless.

This is me, trying to make a choice, to make something for myself in the only way that I know how.

Tinsley hated the thought of people greeting her with "Where's Julian?" It was like once you were a couple, you ceased to exist as an individual. It made her a little sick to her stomach.

From someone who doesn't want to share your destiny, you should neither accept a cigarette

Your leaders want you to have independence and ownership. Making, executing, and communicating plans will help you attain both.

Bill said, She is mine. I wondered if my hands would move. They would. I raised both of them, making an unmistakable one-fingered gesture. Eric laughed, and Bill said Sookie! in shocked admonishment. I think that Sookie is telling us she belongs to herself, Eric said softly.

what she had was hers absolutely, not to be touched by other hands without proper permission being asked and granted.

You want to own your own life," Eric said. "As much as anyone can." "Just when I think you're very simple, you say something complex," Eric said. "Are you complaining?" I tried to smile, failed. "No.