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Quotes About Autonomy

Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism.
~ George Henry Lewes
Always stay in your own movie.
~ Ken Kesey
The essence of independence is to be able to do something for one's self.
~ Maria Montessori
The idea of perfect womanhood is perfect independence
~ Swami Vivekananda
Be an independent thinker at all times, and ignore anyone who attempts to define you in a limiting way.
~ Sherry Argov
What you perceive as "liberal" is my independence to choose what i do, with whom, and when. Moreover, it also means that i may choose not to do it, with anyone, ever.
~ Ana Castillo
No one can be free unless he is independent. Therefore, the first active manifestations of the child's individual liberty must be so guided that through this activity he may arrive at independence.
~ Maria Montessori
The more developed a nation is, the more complete is the independence of the individual, and the safer the individual from encroachments by another.
~ Dmitry Pisarev
The word "independence" is united to the accessory ideas of dignity and virtue. The word "dependence" is united to the ideas of inferiority and corruption.
~ Jeremy Bentham
Human dignity ... is derived from a sense of independence.
~ Maria Montessori
You need to learn independence. You have to be independent - it builds character.
~ Mike Tyson
Independence is a political concept, not a biological concept.
~ Margaret J. Wheatley
I like independence, I like creating my own world, not being in a system. There are more possibilities, I think.
~ Juliette Binoche
Irreverence is a declaration of independence.
~ Barbara Sher
It's not dependency that creates your future. It's independence that creates your better future.
~ Jim Rohn
Cycling also offers a sense of independence, of being able to get up and go wherever and whenever you want. That's invaluable.
~ Adrian Bell
No one can be free unless he is independent... In reality, he who is served is limited in his independence.
~ Maria Montessori
Economic independence is the foundation of the only sort of freedom worth a damn
~ H. L. Mencken
There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.
~ Samuel Johnson
The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force.
~ Voltaire
There are few enough people with sufficient independence to see the weaknesses and follies of their contemporaries and remain themselves untouched by them.
~ Albert Einstein
The genius must have his freedom and his independence.
~ Ayn Rand
Liberty can no more exist without virtue and independence than the body can live and move without a soul.
~ John Adams
There is often as much independence in not being led as in not being driven.
~ Tryon Edwards