Identity Quote by Stephen Greenblatt

“I had at least begun to guess that my greatest need might be to let go and be free from the drive after achievement…

— Marion Milner

“The essence of independence has been to think and act according to standards from within , not without : to follow one's own path,…

— Nicholas Tharcher

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

“There can be no independence without a large share of self-dependance, and this virtue cannot be bestowed. It must be developed from within.”

— Frederick Douglass

“we also need to consider letting go of the myth of self-sufficiency. One of the greatest barriers to connection is the cultural importance we…

— Brené Brown

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

— Anonymous

“By interpreting freedom as the propagation and immediate gratification of needs, people distort their own nature, for they engender in themselves a multitude of…

— Fyodor Dostoevsky

“The voices of self-reliance are many and deceptive. In some way, they greet you every day. Their deceptive whispers started in the garden and…

— Paul David Tripp

“Independence is like a flower that nurtures itself in the light of another.”

— Zephyr A. McIntyre

Throughout history, independent minds have carried mankind forward. Whether they identified how to make fire or manufacture tools, develop rational philosophy or create man-glorifying…

— Andrew Bernstein

“To have an independant mind, to think for oneself, not to follow fashion, not to seek honour or decoration, not to become part of…

— Marcel Schlumberge

“we are reminded more than ever that we are not independent. We are interdependent. We rely on one another for the fulfillment of our…

— Matthew Kelly