Quotes about Independence

“There's a learned helplessness for a lot of people who are leaving Westboro because you're not allowed to have any kind of independence when you are there so a lot of people don't have practical life skills.”

“America was born out of a desire for self-determination, a longing for the human dignity that only independence can bring.”

“I've always been hopeful about Scotland's prospects. And I now believe more than ever that Scotland is within touching distance of achieving independence and equality.”

“I admire the courage and self-reliance it takes to start your own business and make it succeed.”

“I voted against my party with some frequency, because of my independence. I've just got to remind Missourians that I am independent and that I try to call them like I see them, and sometimes my party is wrong on some things.”

“It's my view that human dignity - an attribute which for years has been taken by the Left in British politics - resides in fact in Tory values of independence, individuality and self determination.”

“I want to emphasize the fact that the independence of Kosovo should and will be recognized.”

“In many households today, the woman is also a bread winner and with this financial independence comes the power of making choices.”

“I think that initial independence is very important; that's what being an entrepreneur is all about.”

“The existence of slavery cast the shadow of hypocrisy over the otherwise noble proclamation of the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness in our Declaration of Independence.”

“Autonomy leads to empowerment. We work hard to maintain a balance between collaboration and cooperation and independence.”

“Perhaps a hundred people assembled one evening, May 15, 1876, at the time when the country was celebrating the hundredth anniversary of its political independence.”

“Fox was interested in a different title to 'Independence Day.'”

“Injustice in the end produces independence.”

“A couple years ago, the novelist Russell Banks told me he was reading the ancient Greek historian Herodotus. I asked why. He said, 'Because I've always wanted to and am tired of having my reading assigned.' I thought it was a marvelous declaration of independence.”

“We must do our utmost to preserve our British ally's strategic independence from Europe.”

“I didn't feel the need to rebel as a teenager. From age nine to 16, I went to school in Montreux in Switzerland, and it was heaven. I went to England for the Easter holidays, Cyprus for Christmas and summer holidays, and I was delighted to have that independence.”

“After Independence, there were periods of very high taxation. So you didn't create wealth, how will you distribute it? When was the first time capital gains tax was introduced? It was 1992 March. Till then, everything was taxed one way.”

“I think that there is a relatively small number of people who are pushing for independence in Taiwan.”

“The freedom fighters in India's long struggle for independence from British rule, or members of the African National Congress, were once classed as terrorists. History, as they say, is written by victors, but history also has many cunning corridors - how much time must elapse before all those tricky side-passages are revealed?”

“Every party faces ups and downs. After independence, parties like Jansangh and BJP had been finished.”