100 Quotes About Independent

A quote is a short sentence or phrase that is selected to express an idea or philosophy. We’ve collected the most inspiring independent quotes to inspire you to be more independent in your life every day. When you feel like giving up on your goals, having your back against the wall, or taking a step back in your career, check out these independent quotes to make you feel strong and empowered.

When God takes out the trash, don't go digging back...
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When God takes out the trash, don't go digging back through it. Trust Him. Amaka Imani Nkosazana
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Some women think being arrogant, selfish, bitter and looking down on others are qualities of being an Independent, strong, powerful and successful business women. No matter how high you are in life. Never look down on others and never forget humanity. Unknown
Life is a process during which one initially gets less...
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Life is a process during which one initially gets less and less dependent, independent, and then more and more dependent. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
With regard to things such as independence, mental capabilities, and...
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With regard to things such as independence, mental capabilities, and sexuality, a very old man is nothing but a gigantic infant with white hair and wrinkles. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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I am not a Sunday morning inside four wallswith clean bloodand organized drawers. I am the hurricane setting fire to the forestsat night when no one else is aliveor awakehowever you choose to see itand I live in my own flamessometimes burning too bright and too wildto make things lastor handlemyself or anyone elseand so I run.run run runfar and wideuntil my bones ache and lungs splitand it feels good. Hear that people? It feels goodbecause I am the slave and ruler of my own bodyand I wish to do with it exactly as I please . Charlotte Eriksson
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The biologically harmful effects of man-made environmental radiation was a jigsaw of existing information that needed to be assembled by a group of independent researchers that had a broad range of knowledge and were free of corrupt corporate government influence. Steven Magee
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Seven Ways To Get Ahead in Business:1. Be forward thinking 2. Be inventive, and daring3. Do the right thing4. Be honest and straight forward5. Be willing to change, to learn, to grow6. Work hard and be yourself7. Lead by example Germany Kent
If you are the land, then I am the sea....
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If you are the land, then I am the sea. I don't need you and you don't need me. Maria Elena
Let others scream, because ultimately you know your story
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Let others scream, because ultimately you know your story Prateek Tripathi
Im that tree who is alone and the most greener...
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Im that tree who is alone and the most greener compared to those brown forest Pratyush Singh
The writer's curse is that even in solitude, no matter...
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The writer's curse is that even in solitude, no matter its duration, he never grows lonely or bored. Criss Jami
If you don’t leave your job, your job will leave...
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If you don’t leave your job, your job will leave you someday Sunday Adelaja
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By nature independent, gay, even exuberant, seductively responsive and given to those spontaneous sallies that sparkle in the conversation of certain daughters of Paris who seem to have inhaled since childhood the pungent breath of the boulevards laden with the nightly laughter of audiences leaving theaters, Madame de Burne's five years of bondage had nonetheless endowed her with a singular timidity which mingled oddly with her youthful mettle, a great fear of saying too much, of going to far, along with a fierce yearning for emancipation and a firm resolve never again to compromise her freedom. Guy De Maupassant
If you are not living according to the will of...
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If you are not living according to the will of God but independent of Him, you will never be happy and experience inner rest Sunday Adelaja
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She is that maze, the one you would love to chase. She is the faith, quite missing nowadays. And her heart is a rave, with hopeless barricades. She is the one, whose tears flow, just as lavishly, as her laughter roars! Jasleen Kaur Gumber
The more pretty the face is
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The more pretty the face is " , "the more dirty past it has Pratyush Singh
A man with integrity, with vision, with a sense of...
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A man with integrity, with vision, with a sense of purpose and place in the world as exactly himself. That's the kind of man I'll settle for. Nikki Rowe
Many speak to her but she's looking for the one...
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Many speak to her but she's looking for the one who knows her souls language. Nikki Rowe
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Lena realized that a fundamental layer of their happiness depended on the four of them being close to one another. Their lives were independent and full. Their friendship was only one aspect of their lives, but it seemed to give meaning to all the others. Ann Brashares
Like a butterfly stuck in a chrysalis, waiting for the...
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Like a butterfly stuck in a chrysalis, waiting for the perfect moment, I was waiting for the day I could burst forth and fly away and find my home. Emme Rollins
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Independence that has declared its ‘independence’ from the sure and certain compass of sound morals is nothing more than rogue greed having scantily dressed itself in the garb of independence while running off the cliff of anarchy. Craig D. Lounsbrough
God Give Us PeaceWithout Peace We Are Without Freedom
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God Give Us PeaceWithout Peace We Are Without Freedom Ellen J. Barrier
An independent newspaper? It is a newspaper that looks nothing...
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An independent newspaper? It is a newspaper that looks nothing like a newspaper. Ljupka Cvetanova
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She knew it was time, What for was the mystery but focused; she remained. She turned her back on anythingthat no longer served her strengths nor taught her vital lessons with her weaknesses. She said no without explanation & assigned validation back just to parking spots. She was fierce but gentle and authentic in her approach to live even if it meant standing alone. She knew the hard days weren't over but stood proud that she had already survived some of the worst. She laughed in the midst of a mindfuck & gathered her worth with all the pieces of herself that have held her together throughout the years. She knew it was time What for was the mystery, but focused; she remained. She learnt that motherhood provided unconditional love doesn't have boundaries, it's pure in all its forms. Family are rare connections. Friendships are like shoes, not all will fit but when some do it's like you have won the lotto. She learnt that every love was different and how important it was to keep her heart open for the possibility of being able to experience it just one more time. Nikki Rowe
Once a woman is comfortable in her own skin, living...
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Once a woman is comfortable in her own skin, living her own life and building a foundation by herself; it takes one heck of a man to make her want to sacrifice her independence. Nikki Rowe
The world is a big place for a little heart...
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The world is a big place for a little heart like mine, I have kept it locked away until I meet warrior that tames my wild. Nikki Rowe
If I choose to take the pen from God and...
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If I choose to take the pen from God and write the story of my life without Him, I better have plenty of erasers and a whole lot of white-out. Better yet, I should invest in a good shredder. Craig D. Lounsbrough
My real soul...? It’s real only when it’s independent...
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My real soul...? It’s real only when it’s independent... Ayn Rand
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One becomes independent (free) from the moment one realizes the principle that, ‘No living being is able to interfere with another living being to the slightest’. Dada Bhagwan
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Armed neutrality makes it much easier to detect hypocrisy. Criss Jami
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Independence can neither be created nor destroyed just like energy! It can only be transferred from a fearless, resilient, intelligent & visionary "form" to another, regardless of what gender you are born with. It's the energy that seeks to free your mind. Vishwanath S J
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Always — but especially when suffering - surround yourself with those who inspire you to lose yourself more honestly, to love others more thoroughly, to live life more fully, and to trust God more wholly. Huddle with those who care for you and those who are exemplary in their encouragement, patience and understanding of others. Hang out with those who strive to put God and faith at their center. Pray for peers, friends and mentors who will not only encourage you to be your best independent, strong, and vulnerable self all at the same time — but also sincerely humble. Pray that their angel dust will transcend you when even the smallest flecks of their contagious warmth and permeating beauty fall upon you. Then ever pray that you may have the opportunity to likewise ease and nurture others in such authentic ways; thus honing such a charitable, other-oriented nature of your own, — a miraculous healing balm — a buffer of pain if there ever was one. Know this is the most powerful antidote for fear and sorrow; the most effective — and addictive — cure-all known in all of creation; an elixir for that otherwise, elusive kind of happiness — the kind that weathers, endures and remains in all seasons and conditions. . Connie Kerbs
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Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone. Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music. Kahlil Gibran
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A man that knows your worth doesn't need to be told how to treat you. That's a given! You won't have to question his feelings, his motives, nor his intentions. How will I know? You ask. See, he will freely show you how he feels and prove it consistently. If you're settling for anything less than what you deserve. Then, maybe you don't even know your worth. Amaka Imani Nkosazana
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Without being an independent individual, without having an independent mind, you become nothing more than a trivial slave or an obscure shadow! Mehmet Murat Ildan
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Simple minded people do things like gossip, lie, spread rumors, and cause troubles. But, I know you're more intelligent. Amaka Imani Nkosazana
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The self-addressed stamped envelope. The representation of everything that was wrong with the old publishing industry. Alexei Maxim Russell
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I think I’ll feel out of place wherever I go on earth, forever. But that’s fine. I have to make my peace with that. Laura Marling
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I can’t do small talk really, and that’s fine. I've got old friends and family that love me, thank God. I’m grateful for what a city gives you access to, but I do feel that I’m only here until I figure out how to get out again. Laura Marling
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... and you might say “no, you will never do that, that’s not you, not who I know, not who I thought you were”and I will say“watch me”for I never did this to fit inor stand outbut to live. Charlotte Eriksson
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I Love You! Three words that mean nothing if not followed through with actions. It seems to be more relevant in the terms of showing verses saying. Anyone can say it, because there are different kinds of love. But, few are willing to actually show it. Saying is one thing. Living proof is another. Amaka Imani Nkosazana
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It's amazing how people can find all the mistakes in the world concerning another person, but look into the mirror every day without making changes within. Stop looking down your nose at others, What does that achieve? We all can make room for improvements. Most of the time it starts with a little attitude adjustment. Amaka Imani Nkosazana
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Dig Deep! When the task at hand seems to be very difficult. Dig Deep! Whenever you feel you're drifting away from your intended course. Dig Deep! When others doubt you and say it can't be done. Dig Deep! Whenever you feel like giving up. Dig Deep! When life throws you a curve ball. If you quit, you'll never hit that homerun Amaka Imani Nkosazana
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People lack morals, good moral character is important in every aspect of your life. Honesty and Integrity opens the door. Your character allows others to see you for who you truly are. Make your first impression a lasting impression. Ironically it may be your last impression Amaka Imani Nkosazana
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Check the history, more people died for freedom than love, people need freedom before they need love. Amit Kalantri
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To be inspired is great, but to inspire is an honor. Stacey T. Hunt
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For too many centuries women have been being muses to artists. I wanted to be the muse, I wanted to be the wife of the artist, but I was really trying to avoid the final issue – that I had to do the job myself. Unknown
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Girls and guys, don't let anyone tell you who and what you should be into. Miya Yamanouchi
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Mother Atkinson thought that every one should have a trade, or something to make a living out of , for rich people may grow poor, you know, and poor people have to work.... so when I saw how happy and independent those young ladies were, I wanted to have a trade, and then it wouldn't matter about money, though I like to have it well enough. Louisa May Alcott
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The problem with the ‘herd’ is that our voice is never ‘heard’. Craig D. Lounsbrough
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You cannot follow the trend of living independently of the realities of the kingdom of God without being naked Sunday Adelaja
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I can’t change the world, I can only change how I choose to live in it. Charlotte Eriksson
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To maximize our lives we think that we should get up and join in the race. Yet, we rarely consider that maybe it’s less about joining a race and more about actually creating one. Craig D. Lounsbrough
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Even when it seems that there is no one else, always remember there's one person who never ceased to love you - yourself. Sanhita Baruah
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It turns out that indecision is a path itself; but figuratively, a vertical path - up or down - meaning it isn't always a fruitless path. One is forgotten, but the other is glorified. To be what they call 'middle-of-the-road' in most cases just means you have a hard time figuring out who between options is dumber. So quite often those who refused to decide were, after all, the bold individuals, the influential ones, the creative ones, those who snatched their own authority. . Criss Jami
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Not a day goes by, without thinking, that books are our future, not technology. Arianna Ruby
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A wise man need only the guidance of his own heart. Tyler J. Hebert
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When you focus on ‘giving’ the best in a relationship you are not dependent on others for your fulfillment! ! ! Harrish Sairaman
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You can't put a leash on me. I'm unleashable! Tiffany Winfree
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Life is all about exploring yourself, discovering yourself and grooming yourself, then you will surely stop negative thinking. Ehabib
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Independence' is a magic word, because nowhere in the Cosmos does it actually exist. Gabriel Brunsdon
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That's because true travel, the kind with no predetermined end, is one of the most selfish endeavors we can possibly undertake-an act in which we focus solely on our own fulfillment, with little regard to those we leave behind. After all, we're the ones venturing out into the big crazy world, filling up journals, growing like weeds. And we have the gall to think they're just sitting at home, soaking in security and stability. It is only when we reopen these wrapped and ribboned boxes, upon our triumphant return home, that we discover nothing is the way we had left it before. . Stephanie Elizondo Griest
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Mom used to say that the thoughts in our heads were nothing more than electrical impulses. I remember Dad and her talking about this over dinner. It frustrated Dad that the human brain can fire electrical sparks and think, but that the electricity he’d pump into an android brain would never give it independent thought. The body isn’t that different from a machine. Humans and androids both run on electricity. That lightning spark of energy I saw in the reverie. That was my mother’s last thought, an echo of electricity, something that sparked when I entered her dreamscape. That spark is gone now. Her life is gone now. Everything that made her, her, is gone now. Faded into nothing. Beth Revis
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It's about personal development. It's about creating your own character and pushing it to the limit. It's about pushing yourself so far out of your own and everybody else's idea of who you are and what you're capable of, that you no longer believe in limits. It's about reaching beyond your so-called potential, because your potential is never where you or anyone else expects it to be, not even close. It's about being able to say with the last breath of your life “I used all my potential and all my talents and pushed myself to the limit. I could not have fought any harder. Charlotte Eriksson
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For I have nothing to lean on, nowhere to call my home and there is nowhere I will go for Christmas to rest my head and touch familiar walls. I have no degree to show on paper or employment to take care of my health or the reassurance that I can pay my rent. And I have no right to complain because this is the road I choose and I built it myself, not really knowing where I wanted it to lead, but I have hope in all things ahead and behind and I am learning to let myself go. Forget my own ego and believe that what I am doing is grander than my very own self. . Charlotte Eriksson
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It's none of your concern what others say or think about you. Your happiness is your own responsibility. Richelle E. Goodrich
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People that have a police car behind them pulling them over should put on their hazard lights and continue slowly driving to the nearest densely populated public place, such as a supermarket or shopping center. Pull over outside the busy entrance and start your video camera. Inform the police officer that you are video recording and very slowly give the requested documentation. Exercise your legal right to silence while the many independent witnesses video record the unexpected stop that rudely interrupts your day. If you are given a ticket, choose to go to court. It will give you time to obtain independent legal advice about the allegation. Steven Magee
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To love oneself is to struggle to rediscover and maintain your uniqueness Leo Buscaglia
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Consciousness set goal independently, achieves them through will and evaluation of results Sunday Adelaja
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On the inside, the copycats of the ruffians are more delicate than the copycats of prudes. Criss Jami
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I do not, in short, myself believe it is in the least bit undignified to confess to having been critically influenced in one's thinking by a teacher, or a faculty, or a book; but the accent these days is so strong on atomistic intellectual independence that to suggest such a thing is, as I have noted, highly inflammatory. Unknown
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Terriers are problem solvers. They'll do what you tell them, but only if it happens to be in line with what they wanted to do anyway. Garth Stein
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Ragging at its most harmless is embarrassing and silly, but at its worst, it attempts to prevent individual students from independent thinking, attempts, in fact, to eradicate freewill Debalina Haldar
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Truth is its own defense, therefore if something can’t speak for itself, it’s not truth. Craig D. Lounsbrough
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God created a universe where each object is dependent on the other. Nobody is independent. At least, human beings are not. Girdhar Joshi
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W- Work of ArtA- AchieverR- ResilientR- RadicalI- IndependentO- OrganizedR- Resourceful Shannon L. Alder
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We should tell ourselves, once and for all, that it is the first duty of the soul to become as happy, complete, independent, and great as lies in its power. Herein is no egoism, or pride. To become effectually generous and sincerely humble there must be within us a confident, tranquil, and clear comprehension of all that we owe to ourselves. Maurice Maeterlinck
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What's matter of importance is that if you can make your ownself laugh and smile. Shailee JN
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Having a pleasant time can extend a long period of time to have a fun time. Travis Polso
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All that which proceeds from man’s independent ego is good. All that which proceeds from man’s dependence upon men is evil. Ayn Rand
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Don't depend on anyone too much. Even your shadow leaves when it's dark. Anonymous
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Genius is the ability to independently arrive at and understand concepts that would normally have to be taught by another person. Immanuel Kant
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I don't need him to comfort me or tell me it's okay. I can make it okay, myself. Maybe that was what happened when you faced the very worst thing in the world. She'd lost her family and her old life and maybe even her childhood, but she'd found herself. And that would have to do. L.j. Smith
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I would rather be alone than having a solitary company. Pushpa Rana
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Maybe I can learn to live in a way that makes it worth writing about, and maybe I can actually become something more than this empty shell. Charlotte Eriksson
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We are indeed drifting into the arena of the unwell. Bruce Robinson
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I don't need anybody to handle my problems, only I am capable of solving them my self. Britany Lopez
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I seen women take this kind a' help from a man with a look a' relief on their faces. I wondered if these women knew how much easier their lives would be if they did all this stuff for themselves. Beth Lewis
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To be successfully independent, you must view life as if all of your love ones are dead and the world is against you. Unknown
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Having someone do certain things for you is like getting someone to chew your food for you. It might be easier to swallow but it loses all its flavor... And you want the flavor! Ze Frank
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Imagine if you will: At the highly secretive, largely independent, inter-dimensional and (inevitably) clandestine organization called the Time Saving Agency, there is a saying that goes: ‘You can’t break an omelet without first making eggs’. While this may appear to be a rather flippant little idiom, there is — as is usually the case, far more to it than meets the eye. Christina Engela
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What is a genius? A person who demands little to nothing from others, but is often found extremely difficult to have around. Criss Jami
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What would happen to the world without those who do, think, work, produce? Those are the egotists. You don’t think through another’s brain and you don’t work through another’s hands. When you suspend your faculty of independent judgment, you suspend consciousness. To stop consciousness is to stop life. Ayn Rand
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It is the business of the very few to be independent; it is a privilege of the strong. And whoever attempts it, even with the best right, but without being OBLIGED to do so, proves that he is probably not only strong, but also daring beyond measure. He enters into a labyrinth, he multiplies a thousandfold the dangers which life in itself already brings with it; not the least of which is that no one can see how and where he loses his way, becomes isolated, and is torn piecemeal by some minotaur of conscience. Supposing such a one comes to grief, it is so far from the comprehension of men that they neither feel it, nor sympathize with it. And he cannot any longer go back! He cannot even go back again to the sympathy of men! . Friedrich Nietzsche
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The history of Kurdistan doesn’t just tell us why it hasn’t become independent so far. It also helps to make the case for Kurdistan’s independence. It is a desire founded, not just on some passing modern whim in that direction, or on spurious claims to natural and obvious borders, but on a sustained historical focus and desire by its people, on pre-existing promises, on the need for protection from the kind of atrocities that have historically been perpetrated against the Kurds, and on the rather artificial way in which Kurdistan has been denied its existence in the past. Davan Yahya Khalil
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Notice how they’ll accept anything except a man who stands alone. They recognize him at once.. There’s a special, insidious kind of hatred for him. They forgive criminals. They admire dictators. Crime and violence are a tie. A form of mutual dependence. They need ties. They’ve got to force their miserable little personalities on every single person they meet. The independent man kills them–because they don’t exist within him and that’s the only form of existence they know. Notice the malignant kind of resentment against any idea that propounds independence. Notice the malice toward an independent man. Ayn Rand
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Some people ask me whether I'm a "mama's girl" or a "papa's girl". I'm *nobody's* girl. My brother clings to our parents; I'm the one shoving them out the door. Hayden Panettiere
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The herd instinct among forecasters makes sheep look like independent thinkers. Edgar Fiedler
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Hope is independent of the apparatus of logic. Norman Cousins
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War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means. Carl Von Clausewitz