Quotes about Independence
A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.
- Bruce Lee
Whoever is not in the possession of leisure can hardly be said to possess independence.
- Herman Melville
Better be an old maid, a woman with herself for a husband, than the wife of a fool; and Solomon more than hints that all men are fools; and every wise man knows himself to be one.
- Herman Melville
Tis July's immortal Fourth; all fountains must run wine today!
- Herman Melville
Money is simply a tool to give you choices.
- Hill Harper
For a kid that just played for Oviedo, to then going to play for a team like Real Madrid, it felt fantastic. But being taken out of my family home and moving away alone, into the residence Madrid have for young players, it was a bit difficult. But as time passed, I got used to it.
- Juan Mata
The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else. Job security is gone. The driving force of a career must come from the individual. Remember: Jobs are owned by the company, you own your career!
- Earl Nightingale
If you want your dream more than you have to have people's affirmation, that's how you break through your border bullies.
- Bruce Wilkinson
Freedom is a sentiment associated with the youth. It is rebellion. It is what you feel at that age, and it is very important.
- Zoya Akhtar
I sent American troops to Iraq to make its people free, not to make them American. Iraqis will write their own history and find their own way.
- George W. Bush
Because my dad abused me, I was determined to never let a man tell me what to do. God clearly showed me that I needed to be a submissive wife if I wanted to be effective in ministry. The truth is, if we don't learn to submit to authority, we won't ever learn to submit to God.
- Joyce Meyer
When you say that I have followers, let me assure you that I do not want followers, nor would I ever encourage the idea of following.
- Jiddu Krishnamurti