Independence Quotes

1048 Independence quotes by 732 unique authors

Every path but your own is the path of fate. Keep on your own track, then. — Henry David Thoreau
To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or… — Thomas Jefferson
Imagination is the politics of dreams; imagination turns every word into a bottle rocket. . . . Imagine every day is Independence Day and save… — Sherman Alexie
The health of society thus depends quite as much on the independence of the individuals composing it as on their close political cohesion. — Albert Einstein
If you cannot write well, you cannot think well; if you cannot think well, others will do your thinking for you. — Oscar Wilde
In every country where independence has taken the place of liberty, the first desire of a manly heart is to possess a weapon which at… — Alexandre Dumas
Why did the Articles [of Confederation] fail so completely? Most historians believe the founding fathers spent a great deal of their first constitutional convention drafting… — Jon Stewart
Freedom (n.): To ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing. — Ayn Rand
Libertarian action must recognize this dependence as a weak point and must attempt through reflection and action to transform it into independence. However, not even… — Paulo Freire
I do not think, sir, you have any right to command me, merely because you are older than I, or because you have seen more… — Charlotte Bronte
Later, her first intense, serious love affair, yes then she'd lost something more tangible, if undefinable: her heart? her independence? her control of, definition of,… — Joyce Carol Oates
Degrees of ability vary, but the basic principle remains the same: the degree of a man's independence, initiative and personal love for his work determines… — Ayn Rand
People have only as much liberty as they have the intelligence to want and the courage to take. — Emma Goldman
We do not deny any nation's legitimate interest in security. But protecting the security of one nation by robbing another of its national independence and… — Ronald Reagan
There must be only three supreme values which govern a person's life: Reason, Purpose, and Self-esteem. Reason, as his only tool of knowledge--Purpose, as his… — Ayn Rand
What I must do is all that concerns me, not what people think. This rule,equally arduous in actual and intellectual life, may serve for the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The 'will to power and independence' has become so ubiquitous that it is now considered normal. — William P. Young
those who are afraid of freedom are those who cannot trust us to live in them. Trying to keep the law is actually a declaration… — William P. Young
Instead of idleness, vanity, or an intellect formed by the spoon-feeding of others, my girls have acquired energy, industry, and independence. — Geraldine Brooks
I often warn people: "Somewhere along the way, someone is going to tell you, 'There is no "I" in team.' What you should tell them… — George Carlin
Independence is a complex word in a foreign tongue. To resist occupation, whether you're a nation or merely a woman, you must understand the language… — Barbara Kingsolver
Then, one stupid person, no different from any other stupid person, wanders into your stupid life...you give them a piece of you. They don't ask… — Neil Gaiman
When you chose independence over relationship, you became a danger to one another. Others became objects to be manipulated or managed for your own happiness.… — William P. Young
Every increase of needs tends to increase one's independence on outside forces over which one cannont have control and therefore increases existential fear — E F Schumacher
Intelligence and proper education will give you independence of spirit. — Charlotte Bronte

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