Adapting Quote by Paul Carus

The essence of independence is to be able to do something for one’s self.

— Anonymous

“Independence is counterfeit freedom. We think if we can make all our own choices and do our own thing, we will be free. But…

— Pauline Creeden

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self reliant enough to be free.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Independence is not an option for us. Remember, God existed without us.

— Henry Cloud

But what we all have to learn is that we can't do everything ourselves.

— Anonymous

We live to learn,but how will we learn if we don't live.

— Malu

We cannot learn freedom and responsibility within the confines of our own species. We cannot understand life and death and what they are for…

— Stephanie Mills

Those who really desire to attain an independence, have only set their minds upon it, and adopt the proper means, as they do in…

— P. T. Barnum

We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us.

— Saint Teresa of Avila

I built my entire life on the idea of independence.

— Valerie Trierweiler

We have to learn everything we do.

— Philip Pullman

This nation has never lived without independence. We cannot and shall not live without it. Either independence or death.

— Mustafa Kemal Ataturk