Quotes about Independence

I don't have maids or servants, and my husband and I love waking up early and going to the 24-hour supermarket when there is nobody else there.

Everything I need is in my head, and no one can take that away.

I consider it an extremely dangerous doctrine, because the more likely we are to assume that the solution comes from the outside, the less likely we are to solve our problems ourselves.

For true love to be there, you need to feel complete in yourself, not needing something from outside.

I don't want people following Jon Kabat-Zinn. I want them following themselves.

I ended up dropping out of high school at 16 and getting kicked out of my home. My parents told me, sadly, that because I was so disruptive to the rest of the household, that I could no longer live under their roof.

it may feel as if they just want you to stop being you.

It's far better to move somewhere on a trial basis as a single person to try out the option than to get married first and then see if you like it.

it's clear that God didn't create women to be passive victims waiting to be saved by men.

A Christian is never dependent on the response of others to grow spiritually. It's our own heart's decisions that matter.

Independent inquiry is needed in your search for truth, not dependence on anyone else's view or a mere book

The more we value things, the less we value our selves. — We should devote ourselves to being self-sufficient and must not depend upon the external rating by others for our happiness. So it is true that the more we value things, the less we value our self. The more we depend upon others for esteem, the less we are self-sufficient.