Independence Quotes

"7: The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe." "Marriage is a fine institution, but I'm not ready for an institution." "A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone" "None but ourselves can free our minds." "Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people" "They told me to quit, I don’t listen to what I’m told." "I belong to nobody, hope it doesn't bother you" "I've always done whatever I want and always been exactly who I am" "All I got is myself and my music." "To be happy we must not be too concerned with others" "A dame that knows the ropes isn’t likely to get tied up." "Although I cannot move and I have to speak through a computer, in my mind I am free." "Never follow the crowd." "Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands." "I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand." "Independence is happiness." "You have to be okay with the fact that sometimes you’re all you have." "Every day, we battle against a society that tries to make us conform to what they want us to be." "Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery." "Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another"