Quotes about Independence
The man who is aware of himself is henceforward independent and he is never bored, and life is only too short, and he is steeped through and through with a profound yet temperate happiness.
- Virginia Woolf
As a woman I have no country. As a woman my country is the whole world.
- Virginia Woolf
As a woman I have no country. As a woman I want no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world.
- Virginia Woolf
Self worth cannot be verified by others. You are worthy because you say it is so. If you depend on others for your value it is other-worth.
- Wayne Dyer
"The twins no longer derive their sustenance from Nature's founts - in short," said Mr. Micawber, in one of his bursts of confidence, "they are weaned..."
- Charles Dickens
it's easy to stand in the crowd but it takes courage to stand alone
- Mahatma Gandhi
My greatest ambition is to have a career without becoming a career woman.
- Audrey Hepburn
If thinking men would have the courage to think for themselves, and to speak what they think, it would be found they do not differ in religious opinions as much as is supposed.
- Thomas Jefferson
The loss of liberty to a generous mind is worse than death.
- Alexander Hamilton
For people who have long-term disabilities, one of the best things we can do is to provide tools that allow them to resume "normal" activity.
- Philip Yancey
She must come through on her own," said Ruwach calmly. "Others can call her, and I can make it accessible for her, but she must make the choice on her own.
- Priscilla Shirer
In one case, you're hoping someone else will do the right thing. In the other case, you're directing your own life, even if someone else does something stupid. Guess which path is going to be more successful.
- Dennis Prager