“ Believing in your standards for a square deal, even when there's no way to get it, is what allows you to create boundaries and take independent action. Michael I. Bennett
“ Kurdistan has a long and turbulent history. Today, it faces a future branching in directions that could lead it towards success or disaster, freedom or renewed oppression. Davan Yahya Khalil
“ Our reverence for independence takes no account of the reality of what happens in life: sooner or later, independence will become impossible. Serious illness or infirmity will strike. It is as inevita… Atul Gawande
“ Elinor retreated to the terrace where the night air on her skin felt like a hot bath. She was hurt, it had been such an onslaught. All the things she'd achieved in the past four years, the independent… Pat Barker
“ It is not difficult to stand above the conventions when we leave no hostages among them; men can always be more unconventional than women, and a bachelor of independent means need encounter no difficu… E.M. Forster
“ …But so few of us think clearly about our own private incomes, and admit that independent thoughts are in nine cases out of ten the result of independent means. E.M. Forster
“ True autonomy is preceded by the experience of being dependent. True liberation can be found only beyond the deep ambivalence of infantile dependence. Alice Miller
“ ...Goddamn himself for letting his independence slip away from him. He didn't even know how it had happened, how he had lost the ability to function on his own, or what the hell he was going to do abo… Kimberly Gardner
“ All my life, I thought I was this independent woman. I was on all the right committees, made speeches for all the right causes, traveled all over the world. I had my little part-time job, I made all m… Donna Ball
“ We do not deny any nation's legitimate interest in security. But protecting the security of one nation by robbing another of its national independence and national traditions is not legitimate. In the… Ronald Reagan
“ I don't want to have to earn love by giving up my ability to make decisions that determine how I live. Eloisa James
“ While the Zionists try to make the rest of the World believe that the national consciousness of the Jew finds its satisfaction in the creation of a Palestinian state, the Jews again slyly dupe the dum… Adolf Hitler
“ You are your own refugeThere is no otherYou cannot save anotherYou can only save yourself. Guillaume Musso
“ Well,” her mother said, looking at the engine, “at least that’s still there.”"Do you know anything about engines?" Stephanie asked."That’s why I have a husband, so I don't have to. Engines and shelves… Derek Landy
“ Bjarne Møller, my former boss, says people like me always choose the line of most resistance. It's in what he calls our 'accursed nature'. That's why we always end up on our own. I don't know. I like… Jo Nesbo
“ I don't believe in miracles, but if the need is great, a girl might make her own miracle. Julie Berry
“ You know what, Abigail? You’re right—it is selfish. But there’s nothing inherently immature about making a selfish choice. It is hard to put what you know is right for you first, when you know people… Dahlia Adler
“ Extreme right-wingers are known for giving God a bad name; extreme left-wingers are known for giving God a weak name. He's not as simple as conservative versus liberal, old versus new. His wings are b… Criss Jami
