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Quotes about Independence

Hey, mister, I don't think so. You go outside and yell at sky, you so angry.
— Rainbow Rowell
A girl who truly knows herself is a girl everybody else wants to know
— Mandy Hale
Those who choose to be servants know the most about being free.
— Janette Oke
A person doesn't demonstrate independence by rebelling. You do it by shouldering responsibilities, making wise, thoughtful decisions.
— Janette Oke
The ability to be alone with your thoughts is, in fact, one of the key advantages of working remotely. When you work on your own, far away from the buzzing swarm at headquarters, you can settle into your own productive zone. You can actually get work done—the same work that you couldn't get done at work! Yes
— Jason Fried
One of the secret benefits of hiring remote workers is that the work itself becomes the yardstick to judge someone's performance.
— Jason Fried
To successfully work with other people, you have to trust each other. A big part of this is trusting people to get their work done wherever they are, without supervision."‡
— Jason Fried
The new luxury is the luxury of freedom and time. Once you've had a taste of that life, no corner office or fancy chef will be able to drag you back.
— Jason Fried
When you treat people like children, you get children's work. Yet that's exactly how a lot of companies and managers treat their employees. Employees need to ask permission before they can do anything. They need to get approval for every tiny expenditure.
— Jason Fried
All alone! Whether you like it or not, alone is something you'll be quite a lot!
— Dr. Seuss
It seems stupid to have discovered America only to make it into a copy of another country.
— Edith Wharton
And for always getting what she wants in the long run, commend me to a nasty woman.
— Edith Wharton