“ Be that strong girl that everyone knew would make it through the worst, be that fearless girl, the one who would dare to do anything, be that independent girl who didn't need a man; be that girl who n… Taylor Swift
“ Nature has never read the Declaration of Independence. It continues to make us unequal. Will Durant
“ Dickinson left the rostrum to applause, loud shouts of approval. Franklin was surprised, looked toward Adams, who returned the look, shook his head. The chamber was dismissed, and Franklin pushed hims… Jeff Shaara
“ I take the only desire one can really permit oneself. Freedom, Alvah, freedom.You call that freedom?To ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing. Ayn Rand
“ I can breathe easier now that the appointments are behind me.I missed them all, through deliberate negligence,Having waited for the urge to go, which I knew wouldn’t come. Fernando Pessoa
“ Freedom is the only thing we must demand in life, for all other good things stem from it Miguel Syjuco
“ Don't let someone feel like they are following you and don't let yourself feel like you are following someone. Cyc Jouzy
“ Whatever they may say, your story is truly your own. You have a responsibility to it, the way a father has to a child Miguel Syjuco
“ In spite of her superficial independence, her fundamental need was to cling.All her life was an attempt to disprove it; and so proved it. She was like a sea anemone -- had only to be touched once to a… John Fowles
“ God, if he believed in Him, and his conscience, if he had one, were the only judges to whom he was answerable. Jules Verne
“ Degrees of ability vary, but the basic principle remains the same: the degree of a man's independence, initiative and personal love for his work determines his talent as a worker and his worth as a ma… Ayn Rand
“ I consider my time too valuable to be spent in cultivating acquaintance with a person from whom neither pleasure nor improvement are to be expected. Hanna Webster Foster
“ The only real radicalism in our time will come as it always has—from people who insist on thinking for themselves and who reject party-mindedness. Christopher Hitchens
“ So the fact that I’m me and no one else is one of my greatest assets. Emotional hurt is the price a person has to pay in order to be independent. Haruki Murakami
“ To have an independant mind, to think for oneself, not to follow fashion, not to seek honour or decoration, not to become part of the establishment Marcel Schlumberge
“ The objection to conforming to usages that have become dead to you is that it scatters your force. It loses your time and blurs the impression of your character. Ralph Waldo Emerson
