#Independence

"Unlike a drop of water which loses its identity when it joins the ocean, man does not lose his being in the society in which he lives. Man's life is independent. He is born not for the development of the society alone, but for the development of his self."

"If you can think independently, you are the master of this universe."

"Freedom (n.): To ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing."

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

"She might be without country, without nation, but inside her there was still a being that could exist and be free, that could simply say I am without adding a this, or a that, without saying I am Indian, Guyanese, English, or anything else in the world."

"When I discover who I am, I’ll be free."

"The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud."

"A tragic irony of life is that we so often achieve success or financial independence after the chief reason for which we sought it has passed away."

"If we thought more for ourselves we would have very many more bad books and very many more good ones."

"No man is great enough or wise enough for any of us to surrender our destiny to. The only way in which anyone can lead us is to restore to us the belief in our own guidance."

"She tried to act as though it were nothing to go to the library alone. But her happiness betrayed her. Her smile could not be restrained, and it spread from her tightly pressed mouth, to her round cheeks, almost to the hair ribbons tied in perky bows over her ears."

"I'd rather die my way than live yours."

"I don't think it's a Western thing to really talk about intrinsic motivation and the drive for autonomy, mastery and purpose. You have to not be struggling for survival. For people who don't know where their next meal is coming, notions of finding inner motivation are comical."

"We need to help people to discover the true meaning of love. Love is generally confused with dependence. Those of us who have grown in true love know that we can love only in proportion to our capacity for independence."

"I wanted to be an independent woman, a woman who could pay for her bills, a woman who could run her own life - and I became that woman."

"People have only as much liberty as they have the intelligence to want and the courage to take."

"Being brave enough to be alone frees you up to invite people into your life because you want them and not because you need them."

"Diversity: the art of thinking independently together."

"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."

"Single” is an opportunity to live life on your own terms and not apologize."