Quotes About Autonomy

There's no feminism without economic independence.

cada cual es libre de narrar su vida como mejor le plazca.

Salvo excepciones, los niños suelen ser un poco sosos. Además, carecen de poder, los adultos deciden por ellos y lo hacen mal, les inculcan sus propias ideas erróneas sobre la realidad y después los críos pasan el resto de sus vidas tratando de librarse de ellas.

Non sei una mocciosa. Difendi la tua indipendenza, non lasciare che nessuno decida per te. Per farlo devi essere in grado di cavartela da sola. Mi hai capito? mi disse.

He was proud of the fact that he did not owe anyone anything

Como sociedad necesitamos encontrar la forma de hacernos cargo de los ancianos y de ayudarlos a morir si así lo desean.

La muerte con dignidad es un derecho humano, pero la ley y el establecimiento médico a menudo nos obligan a vivir más allá de la dignidad.

Exert some independence; you're not a little girl. You can't let anyone else decide things for you. You have to take care of yourself in this world," she said.

All the women and girls she knew, free or not, belonged to a man: father, husband, or Jesus.

No hay libertad sin independencia económica.

No hay feminismo sin independencia económica. Eso lo vi claramente en mi infancia con la situación de mi madre. Las mujeres necesitamos disponer de ingresos propios y manejarlos, para eso se requiere educación, capacitación y un ambiente laboral y familiar adecuado. No siempre es el caso.

Se había acostumbrado a su espacio, su silencio y su soledad; había concluido que le costaría mucho compartir su cama, su baño y su ropero y que ningún hombre podía satisfacer todas sus necesidades.

ninguna mujer razonable desea un marido a jornada

Me acuerdo de lo que me quiero acordar y no me acuerdo de lo que otra gente quiere que yo me acuerde.

The only thing I wanted when I left school was independence. I had been at boarding school for many years. When you're boarding, nothing is your own and your whole day is scheduled. You're told when to sleep, what to eat and when. You have zero independence.

I love the BBC. I love working with the BBC. They leave you alone; they give you zero notes. It's like being on vacation.

Zimbabwe will never be a colony again.

Zimbabwe is for Zimbabweans; so are its resources.

I believe in a zone of privacy.

Letting people be okay without us is how we get to be okay without them.

Supporting myself at an early age was the best training for life I could have possibly received.

Americans have a special horror of letting things happen their own way, without interference. They would like to jump down their stomachs, digest the food, and shovel the shit out.

We shall be Canadians first, foremost, and always, and our policies will be decided in Canada and not dictated by any other country.

Power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will.