Independence Quotes - Page 7

I value my own
independence so highly that I can fancy no degradation greater than that
of having another man perpetually directing and advising and lecturing
me, or even planning too closely in any way about my actions. He might
be the wisest of men, or the most powerful-I should equally rebel and
resent his interference...

The 'will to power and independence' has become so ubiquitous that it is now considered normal.

Don't anticipate for a promise, let it be an unexpected favour, this will increase your power of independence.

What a tremendous power one needs to become his own master!

My soul, be satisfied with flowers,
With fruit, with weeds even; but gather them
In the one garden you may call your own.

Being popular or not, having company or being alone, are not issues of concern for the developed soul.

Glimpses do ye seem to see of that mortally intolerable truth; that all deep, earnest thinking is but the intrepid effort of the soul to keep the open independence of her sea; while the wildest winds of heaven and earth conspire to cast her on the treacherous, slavish shore.

I have never deceived anyone, for I have never belonged to anyone. My independence was all my wealth: I have known no other happiness.

Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.

She didn't know what would happen because of this. But she knew that today, she would hurt no one. She threw back her blankets and though only of today.

If you don’t want to get stuck where you don’t want to be, have the courage to do difficult things.

When people tell you that you can’t live your way, don’t believe them.

Such a lot is won when even a single man gets to his feet and says No

We are so accustomed to the comforts of "I cannot", "I do not want to" and "it is too difficult" that we forget to realize when we stop doing things for ourselves and expect others to dance around us, we are not achieving greatness. We have made ourselves weak.

Make yourself your role model, because people who do not have qualities depend on the qualities of others to shape their own qualities.

I think it's neat you do what you want. Not enough chicks do that, if you ask me-just tell society and their expectations to go fuck themselves. If more women did that, we'd be better off.

To resist the social pressure now put even on one's leisure time, requires a tougher upbringing and a more obstinate willfulness about going one's own way, than ever before.

I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

My own sex, I hope, will excuse me, if I treat them like rational creatures, instead of flattering their fascinating graces, and viewing them as if they were in a state of perpetual childhood, unable to stand alone.

Shooting Willoughby carrying Marianne up the path. ... Male strength - the desire to be cradled again? ... I'd love someone to pick me up and carry me off. Frightening. Lindsay assures me I'd start to fidget after a while. She's such a comfort.