Independent Quotes · Page 79

But then I had long mistaken being spoiled for being strong, being defiant for being independent, being reckless for being brave.

— Tami Hoag

In line with international law, only the U.N. Security Council could sanction the use of force against a sovereign state. Any other…

— Vladimir Putin

We made a decision that monetary policy will be made by an independent European Central Bank.

— Gerhard Schroder

There is a great tradition of independent filmmaking in the U.S. that I absolutely respect. There's some wonderful stuff that comes out…

— Mike Leigh

It's been difficult to find roles that are independent, strong, and self-assured; I always say I can't play the princess. I'm not…

— Leven Rambin

I try to balance independent films with commercial films, and I've done a pretty good job of it over the years.

— John Travolta

I have the True Dharma Eye, the Marvelous Mind of Nirvana, the True Form of the Formless, and the Subtle Dharma Gate,…

— Gautama Buddha

I don't necessarily support Romney, I don't consider myself a Republican. I'm pretty much an independent.

— Sean Duffy

We have learned that beneath the surface of an ordinary everyday normal casual conscious existence there lies a vast dynamic world of…

— Robert Edmond Jones

But it's often been the case, I've done so many countless small, independent films that really 3.2 people have seen, so you…

— Helena Bonham Carter

I'm very independent, creatively, always trying to push myself - and I think that comes from my mother.

— Felicity Jones

History is watching us now. We don't have much time, but history is watching. It's waiting to see if we will rise…

— Donald Trump

Truth lies at the confluence of independent streams of evidence.

— Karl Deutsch

Newspapers that are truly independent, like The Washington Post, can still aggressively investigate anyone or anything with no holds barred.

— Bob Woodward

You have your whole life ahead of you. Be smart. Study hard and be independent. I'm afraid the chances of your getting…

— Adeline Yen Mah

As much as I cherish your [McCarthy's] right to a platform as an independent candidate I am not going to sit here…

— John Anderson

many rules could be made for the giving of orders. Don't preach when you give orders. Don't discuss matters already settled unless…

— Mary Parker Follett

The incessant struggle of the mind to be true to itself, to absorb new truths, to grow, to overcome pressures--these are the…

— Howard Mumford Jones

Reverence for life brings us into a spiritual relation with the world which is independent of all knowledge of the universe.

— Albert Schweitzer

A government must govern, must prescribe and enforce laws within its sphere or cease to be a government. Moreover, the individual must…

— Calvin Coolidge

More generally, independent farmers had to be trained to become docile workers in the expanding industrial system. It was necessary to drive…

— Noam Chomsky

I personally make sure that some of my investments are in foreign securities or in international commodity portfolios that are independent of…

— Hedrick Smith

I felt so free for a week. But then, all of a sudden, within days I went from 'Yay, I'm independent' to…

— David

'Sexy' is being independent, being confident and having fun.

— Mollie King

I believe that a desirable future depends on our deliberately choosing a life of action over a life of consumption, on our…

— Ivan Illich