Quotes About Autonomy

A person is not merely a single subject distinguished from all the others. It is especially a being to which is attributed a relative autonomy in relation to the environment with which it is most immediately in contact.

One might rationally argue that individual human beings should be free choose what moral behavior they approve of, and which they don't, subject to the constraints of the law.

A song has a life of its own. It's an autonomous thing, separate from your own experience, almost. And the mere repetition of it means it's subject to change; it means approaching it differently, expressing different emotional aspects of it. It doesn't feel like wallowing.

I've never believed in tying myself up in a long-range contract, and I've been very outspoken on that subject.

All of our columnists have areas of interest and expertise that they will return to frequently, but the subject matter of any given column is up to them.

Independence is a very subjective assessment.

Our subjectivity is so completely our own.

I want to make serious work that engages with serious subjects. I'm very lucky: I get to more or less make what I want.

I'd rather see us as citizens than subjects in the 21st Century.

I don't want to have to kneel down to my husband, I don't want to be submissive.

At which point should we let go and do what we want to do, and when should we submit to rules? Coming to terms with our true natures and who we really are has always been a fascination to humans. I know it fascinates me.

Nobody's going to force me to do something against my will. What do I owe anybody that I should submit my will to them?

The hoop is there to remind us not to jump through it, not to submit to someone else's control.

I consider that France does not have to submit to the calendar of the United States, so I want France to leave the integrated command of NATO.

Those of us who submitted or surrendered our ideas and dreams and identities to the 'leaders' must take back our rights, our identities, our responsibilities.

We don't need a strongman. But we need a strong country that is not subordinate to Europe.

The reason I always insisted on signing my work was not to be subordinate to anyone.

If you've experienced having control, you don't want to be moved to a subordinate position, if you have your druthers.

The judicial system of Rwanda is not subordinate to France or France's interests.

Some people just don't subscribe to labels.

I didn't come to Hollywood to be subservient to anyone else's vision.

Organisation can never be a substitute for initiative and for judgement.

I don't substitute anybody else's judgment for my own.

When my son first started to take the subway, my husband and I used to follow him to make sure he was all right, and then we had to stop following him and let him do it by himself.