Quotes About Autonomy

A married woman has the same right to control her own body as does an unmarried woman.

By not caring too much about what people think, I'm able to think for myself and propagate ideas which are very often unpopular. And I succeed.

We Anglophones have reasons for adopting strange diets. Increasingly, we live alone. We have an unprecedented choice of foods, and we're not sure what's in them or whether they're good for us. And we expect to customize practically everything: parenting, news, medicines, even our own faces.

Part of the charm of what I do is the fact that it's completely unrelated to everything that came before.

When you're young, you don't have a lot of control over even basic things in your life - where you live, what you eat, where you go during the day, how you get there. You don't have a lot of control, and that can feel sort of unstable in its own way because you don't get a say in those basic things.

My creativity is an entity unto its own.

Each book should be an entity unto itself, with its own structure, character, life, name.

Nobody should feel like they can force themselves into your life how it suits them when it's toxic and unwanted.

You know, I'm not unwilling to listen to people just because where they're coming from. I'll listen to them, but I'm not going to be beholden to them.

I believe in individuality, that everybody is special, and it's up to them to find that quality and let it live.

I am not in this world to live up to other people's expectations, nor do I feel that the world must live up to mine.

One thing I'd tell an up-and-coming singer is to never rely on other people for anything. The more self-sufficient you can be, the better off you'll be.

People are shaped in myriad ways by their upbringing and family. We also have agency in our lives, the people we become, and the lives we lead.

I had an upbringing to respect other people's privacy and their right to be and choose what they want, and I expect - no, demand - no less for myself.

We think a modern cloud lets you decide when you want to upgrade. We don't decide for you.

No one expects the doormat to stand upright, shake itself off, and amble down the street to seek its own happiness.

When people are grownups they're grown ups. They make their own decisions you know.

You learn, right, a lot of people's problems - why they get upset, why they get down, why they turn to drink - is because they can't say one word and it's N-O, no.

I go to award ceremonies, but I always like to be in my world. That's the only place I can control where I won't get upset.

If I want to do an orchestral record, if I want to do an acoustic record, if I want to do a death-metal record, if I want to do a jazz record - I can move in whichever direction I want, and no one is going to get upset about that. Except maybe my manager and my record company.

When headlines are only about Shah Rukh, I get upset. There is no value then to what I do. His achievements are his, and I have no part in them. I do what I do.

I don't feel that electronic music has to stand on the back of urban artists or anyone else to be recognized. It's great music.

I seen women take this kind a' help from a man with a look a' relief on their faces. I wondered if these women knew how much easier their lives would be if they did all this stuff for themselves.

A woman should never go so far with someone, that she cannot come back alone...not for love..not for society…not for herself. It took me so long to find my way back.