Quotes about Independence

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.

A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.

Whoever is not in the possession of leisure can hardly be said to possess independence.

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.

Tis July's immortal Fourth; all fountains must run wine today!

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!

If you want your dream more than you have to have people's affirmation, that's how you break through your border bullies.

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.