Quotes About Autonomy

One creates oneself.

What is freedom? Freedom is the right to choose: the right to create for oneself the alternatives of choice.

The great thing about chess is it's a game for oneself. You don't work on what you can't control, you just work on yourself. And I think if more people did that, we'd all be a lot better off.

One should make morals judgements for oneself.

I'm an only child, and I don't mind being alone.

Because I was an only child, I don't like many people around, and that's why I don't have any servants.

I think that's important for all ages, to not be afraid of being an individual. I grew up on my own, as an only child, so early on I think I was quite capable of making decisions by myself and being an individual.

It doesn't matter how you're dressed onstage or what you say in your songs: that doesn't give anybody the right to invade your personal space.

When I walk onto a set, no matter what it is, I always do the very best work that I can. But I'm not braindead, and I want to do things that I want to do, you know?

I don't force anything onto other people, because you'll never get a good satanist out of forcing somebody to be one.

As Muslim women, we're not waiting for the president of the United States to open doors for us or to fight our fights.

Though I have friends aplenty in academia, I don't operate within the academic system myself.

My favorite way of making films - and what has allowed me to get key scenes in 'Cartel Land' and 'City of Ghosts' - has been when I've been able to operate alone.

I need to point out that African-Americans are not a monolith and do not operate in groupthink.

One of the real core competencies of Blackwater, or companies like Blackwater, is we can operate in difficult places without any outside support.

Going from local news to a network operation is learning a whole new ballgame. The way you go about it and the stories you cover are so different. I feel at Fox I have a lot more autonomy about doing my work.

I agree with no one's opinion. I have some of my own.

Never let oneself be guided by the opinion of one's contemporaries. Continue steadfastly on one's way.

I do not live for people, for what they think, for them to say that I'm nice, good, the best, perfect. Everyone has their opinion. And I respect that.

I don't want to be influenced by outside opinion.

Far be it from me to force anyone into either chess or dressage, but if you choose to do so yourself, in my opinion there is only one way: follow the rules.

I'm happy to have my own opinion and air it when I think it's necessary.

I don't listen to opinions.

I keep my opinions to myself. I've always said that everyone is free to think what you like.