Quotes about Independence

There is no God, Nature sufficeth unto herself; in no wise hath she need of an author.

You say that my way of thinking cannot be tolerated? What of it? The man who alters his way of thinking to suit others is a fool. My way of thinking is the result of my reflections. It is part of my inner being, the way I am made. I do not contradict them, and would not even if I wished to. For my system, which you disapprove of, is also my greatest comfort in life, the source of all my happiness --- it means more to me than my life itself.

What people in the world think of you is really none of your business.

They are trying to make me into a fixed star. I am an irregular planet.

Every man must do two things alone; he must do his own believing and his own dying..

You see then, that Diatribe truly possesses a free choice in her handling of Scriptures, so that words of one and the same type are for her obliged to prove endeavor in one place and freedom in another, exactly as she pleases.

We must not be dependent on the judgment of the world or the flesh; in fact, we must not be dependent on the judgment even of our own hearts regarding ourselves.

But if you command me to believe or to get rid of certain books, I will not obey; for there you are a tyrant and overreach yourself...

It's been hard. Easier was the wrong word. There's nothing easy about freedom. You have to strive. You have to make a plan and stick to it.

I think, therefore I'm single.

I learned to walk as a baby and I haven't had a lesson since.

Here's to you and here's to me, and I hope we never disagree. But, if that should ever be, to HELL with you, here's to ME!