Quotes about Independence
Lincoln himself once said, "The worst things you can do for those you love are the things they could and should do for themselves." He fiercely believed in self-sufficiency, and in the maturity and character that struggles and hardships can bring.
— John Wooden
The worst things you can do for the ones you love are the things they could and should do for themselves"—and
— John Wooden
My lifestyle got so disruptive to my family that my parents had no choice but to say, "You can't live here any longer if you're going to live this way." So, I was thrilled about it - thrilled!
— Tullian Tchividjian
The boughs, without becoming detached from the trunk grow away from it.
— Victor Hugo
Nobody can give you freedom, nobody can give you equality or justice. If you are a man, you take it.
— Malcolm X
In any case, the fear of subservience is quite imaginary.
— Mahatma Gandhi
It's not the men in your life that matters, it's the life in your men.
— Mae West
Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.
— Erica Jong
I have spent many years of my life in opposition, and I rather like the role.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Freedom means you are unobstructed in living your life as you choose. Anything less is a form of slavery.
— Wayne Dyer
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
— Thomas Jefferson
Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.
— Mark Twain