Independence Quotes

1048 Independence quotes by 732 unique authors

. . . besides love, independence of thought is the greatest gift an adult can give a child. — Bryce Courtenay
We should remember that the Declaration of Independence is not merely a historical document. It is an explicit recognition that our rights derive not from… — Mark Levin
Surely, if it is the right of the people to "alter or abolish," it is their right to criticize, even severely, policies they believe destructive… — Howard Zinn
It's not radical Islam that worries the US -- it's independence — Noam Chomsky
I'd rather die my way than live yours. — Lauren Oliver
Advice to young writers? Always the same advice: learn to trust our own judgment, learn inner independence, learn to trust that time will sort the… — Doris Lessing
Payne nailing him in the face woke him up. George brought him back his independence. But Beth handed him his crown. — J R Ward
One by one, drops fell from her eyes like they were on an assembly line - gather, fall, slide...gather, fall, slide...each one commemorating something she… — Lisi Harrison
I need to worship because without it I can forget that I have a Big God beside me and live in fear. I need to… — John Ortberg
Famines are easy to prevent if there is a serious effort to do so, and a democratic government, facing elections and criticisms from opposition parties… — Amartya Sen
In yourself right now is all the place you've got. — Flannery O'Connor
See you just don’t understand women the way I do J.D. They want it all: a career apple martinis financial independence great shoes but at… — Julie James
The trouble with you is that the only way you can communicate is through art. You’ve never learned to communicate your feelings to a man.… — Tom Robbins
I learned that in each of us there burns a flame of independence that must never be allowed to go out. That as long as… — Bryce Courtenay
I don't have a 'side'—I'm responsible for what I say and nothing else. — Glenn Greenwald
Come with me into the world and reclaim your independence. You stand to gain so much, and riches are the least of it. — Patrick deWitt
Independence is the only gauge of human virtue and value. What a man is and makes of himself; not what he has or hasn’t done… — Ayn Rand
Ah, monsieur, to live in the bosom of the sea! Only there can independence be found! There I recognize no master! There I am free! — Jules Verne
But human beings are not machines, and however powerful the pressure to conform, they sometimes are so moved by what they see as injustice that… — Howard Zinn
Some wars are about bombing. For the people of the Baltics, this war was about believing. In 1991, after 50 years of brutal occupation, the… — Ruta Sepetys
Be an independent thinker at all times, and ignore anyone who attempts to define you in a limiting way. — Sherry Argov
I have a different idea of elegance. I don't dress like a fop, it's true, but my moral grooming is impeccable. I never appear in… — Edmond Rostand
When you live with a potentially life-threatening condition you get used to the thought of dying. You accept it, you push on. The thing that… — Josh Lanyon
Only by counting could humans demonstrate their independence of computers. — Douglas Adams
The poorer children were, to her mind, often better behaved, less whiny, more creative in making use of their own time, and have a well-developed… — Malcolm Gladwell

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